What Animals Migrate In Autumn

Natures changes in autumn are a sad reminder of the cycle of life.

What animals migrate in autumn. As winter sets in Alaska most of the ocean animals migrate southwards to the warmer oceans prompting the grey whales to follow. When its cold we wrap ourselves up but. Hedgehogs and bats are two examples of British hibernating animals.

For example swallows migrate south once the weather begins to cool and their food sources dwindle. Here in the UK the most obvious migrants are birds. To celebrate the arrival of this beautiful season take a look at our favourite autumn animals.

Some of Britains resident birds like partridges never move than a kilometre from their birthplace but more than 40 per cent of the worlds bird population are migrants. Because temperatures begin to drop during the fall season these creatures begin to find more suitable conditions. The whales have one of the longest migrating cycles among mammals.

When the seasons change animals migrate to new homes. In North America free-tailed bats migrate in huge numbers to hibernation sites in Texas and Mexico. There are some other methods of getting through the autumn.

Many birds and insects migrate to warmer areas during the chillier months of fall. Around the month of October the gray whales in the Alaskan waters start the migration from the feeding ground to the Gulf of California and Baja peninsula. Birds can fly very long distances.

Many species fly south to warmer climates including Monarch butterflies which typically pass through the Charlotte area in late September-early October during their annual migration to Mexico. Their migration journeys coincide with the changing of the seasons with Britains winter residents arriving during autumn from colder countries to the north and east. In autumn it flys south all the way to Antarctica.