Animals That Migrate And Hibernate
During this time it will go inside of moist water beds and secrete a layer of mucus staying in a state of torpor for up to four years.
Animals that migrate and hibernate. North american desert animals like tortoises crocodiles frogs and salamanders go through the aestivation cycle. While some animals may migrate to warmer climates for the winter others opt to stay in their natural environment and enter into an inactive state or hibernation. Amazing Animal Journeys is another traditional nonfiction book about migration.
You have the answer key for this part in the printable too. They also seem to have a compass in their brain for using the Earths magnetic field. Then they complete the sentence starter.
Bats may be little fuzzballs but they clearly dont have the heavy fur necessary to ride out the cold temperatures of winter which is a major reason why they migrate. We study four animals that hibernate and four animals that migrate chipmunk bear bumblebee snail goose monarch butterfly humpback whale and penguin Students read the informational passage and take notes on their coordinating graphic organizer. Read up on some books to get more information about this interesting Winter habit that is adopted by many animals out there.
It has excellent photographs that draw students into the text and helps them learn more about these amazing animals. Bears living in cold climates hibernate when the food is scarce but the bears in warmer climates can find plenty of food all year long so they have no reason to hibernate. Snakes and many other reptiles find shelter in holes or burrows and spend the winter inactive or dormant.
So what animals hibernate during Winter. What animals do not migrate or hibernate. Bears chipmunks and skunks stay where they live to hibernate.
Given below is a list of animals that become dormant during winter as a method of survival. 1st grade science worksheets animals animal migration coloring pages and animals that hibernate worksheet are. Other animals migrate too.