Animals That Migrate In Autumn

Most of bird species that leave Britain in autumn go to Africa but not all.

Animals that migrate in autumn. The past 50 years has seen the population of wildebeest in the Serengeti rise to a tumultuous 13 million animals thundering across the savannah as they chase the rains. Greenland Iceland Distance flown. Birds are the most well-known example of an animal that migrates to survive winter often following their food supply south where temperatures are warmer.

Migrations on the land. Caribou - Caribou live in the snowy tundra of the far north. Some insects also migrate.

Certain butterflies and moths fly very long distances. For example swallows migrate south once the weather begins to cool and their food sources dwindle. They fatten themselves up in the spring and summer before entering a very deep sleep in the autumn.

Because temperatures begin to drop during the fall season these creatures begin to find more suitable conditions. Some species travel here for the winter and others arrive in spring and summer. So the animals have to either move away migrate or hibernate in the winter.

The Manx shearwater flies across the oceans to spend the winter off Argentina while famously the Arctic tern swaps the extreme north for the extreme south reaching and sometimes circumnavigating Antarctica. Days are getting shorter leaves are turning brown and temperatures are dropping autumns here. They may swim south or move into deeper warmer water.

During the transitional season of autumn many animals embark on migrations so they can spend winter in a warmer location while others stock up on food supplies and build structures to help them endure the impending cold weather. Other migratory creatures include whales and dolphins bats butterflies and fish. The RSPB s Gemma Butlin highlights ten species to look out for this autumn some of which have travelled 6000 miles on their epic migration journeys.