Animals That Migrate On Land

A tally of more than 4000 species from around the world shows that roughly half are on the move.

Animals that migrate on land. Sometimes traveling 10000 miles or more between breeding. The largest land animal on earth the African elephant Loxodonta africana migrates in order to breed. The butterfly that migrates the longest is the Monarch which migrates up to 2000 miles.

Earlier fish relatives of Ichthyostega and other tetrapods called tetrapodomorphs had the ability to rotate their fins. One of those species is the European White Stork and the individual migration flocks can number in the tens of thousands. They migrate in herds of up to 100000 animals.

6 animals that live on land caterpillar horse kangaroo snail sheep spider 6 animals that live in the air bat bee monarch butterfly dragonfly eagle hummingbird 6 animals that live in water dolphin fish jellyfish orca sea otter sea star To use this printable simply print and cut out the three label cards and the 18 animal picture cards. Swimming animals frequently migrate half way across the world. Caribou - Caribou live in the snowy tundra of the far north.

Some caribou herds migrate as far as 3500 miles traveling as much as 35 miles per day. After watching six short video clips that cover why animals migrate students synthesize information from the videos and participate in group discussion. They can hold their breath but only for about 5 minutes in total.

Birds bats and insects fly long distances sometimes crossing entire continents or oceans. Others such as the monarch butterfly Sanaus plexippus and Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea migrate. Migrations on the land.

It migrates to find food during the wet and drys seasons. The ones on land are moving an average of more than 10 miles per decade while marine species are. The cheetah can accelerate from a standing start to over 95 km per hour in 3 seconds.