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Migration

Migration. By: Jenna Dixon. Why Migrate?. Climate Food Breeding. Who Dares to Make the Journey?. Pinhead sized spiders Butterflies Birds Land Animals Fish Large Blue whales. Flying South has a Cost?. Many obstacles confront the migrating animal

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Migration

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  1. Migration By: Jenna Dixon

  2. Why Migrate? • Climate • Food • Breeding

  3. Who Dares to Make the Journey? • Pinhead sized spiders • Butterflies • Birds • Land Animals • Fish • Large Blue whales

  4. Flying South has a Cost? • Many obstacles confront the migrating animal • Energy for migration has a cost that is even higher than the price of gasoline! • Stress

  5. Arrival Faces Uncertainties • Parasites • Diseases • Predators • Changes in food availability • Difficulty in forming efficient search habits

  6. “Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life” - Rachael Carson

  7. Resources • http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/winter/win4.html • http://www.encarta.msn.com/animal migration • www.nationalgeographic.com

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