VIDEO ON MIGRATION (PBS)     

How Animals Know It's Time     

Animals that Migrate are In Trouble 

Red Knot Birds use Horseshoe Crab for Energy to Migrate to the Arctic

Track Migration of Polar Bears

Migration Routes of Some Animals

Monarch Butterflies   Link   video

Hummingbirds

Bats

Zebras

Wildabeests   Wildabeests Journey

Flamingos

Sperm Whales, Humpback Whales,  Baleen Whales,  Blue Whales

Salmon

Red Crab   Red Crab Journey

Humpback Whale

Tuna

Dragonflies

Penguins

Seals, Sealions, Walruses

Sandhill Cranes

Pronghorns

Many birds such as Canadian Geese, Swallows, Osprey, Tern

Sea Turtles

Zooplankton

Sharks

Click here for more information and see pictures of animals that use camouflage.

Great White Sharks - Camouflage and Counter Shading

Cuttlefish-Camouflage

Masters of Disguise

Interactive:  Seeing Through Camouflage

 Evolution of Camouflage

Hibernation Facts

Hibernation Facts for Kids

Chipmunks

Bears

Bats

Box Turtles

Snakes

Hedgehogs

Lemurs

Wood Frogs

Skunks

Prairie Dogs

Mimicry is an adaptation in which one animal evolves to look like another animal. Many animals use mimicry to avoid predators, but some predators use mimicry to obtain food. Some parasites even use mimicry to help them escape detection.

• Some spiders and crickets mimic ants by curling their body up so that they seem harmless in order to catch prey.

• Milk Snake mimics colors to look like the venomous Coral Snake in order to stay safe from predators.  Some snakes pretend like they are dead by flipping over on their backs and letting off a "dead animal" smell when they are about to be attacked.

• Owl Butterflies mimic the face of an owl on their wings to stay safe from predators that eat butterflies.

• Hawks can mimic the way harmless Turkey Vultures fly to catch their prey.

• Perch fish mimic death by lying on the bottom of the lake, until their prey come swimming by.

• Parasites infect snails and move into their tentacles.  They then move up and down to wiggle the tentacles to mimic worms so the birds will see and eat them.

• Leaf fish mimic a leaf floating on the top of the water until its prey swim underneath.

• A Drongo bird will mimic a Meekrat bird's "alarm call" once a prey is about to be devoured so that it will fly off, and the Drongo can have its meal.

• The octopus can mimic a lot of other animals such as:  crabs, venomous sole, lion fish, sea snakes, jellyfish, sea anemones, and mantis shrimp

• Alligator snapping turtles will sit at the bottom of the ocean and wiggle their tongue, which looks like a worm, so that a fish will come and try to eat it.

• Mimicking DEATH Cichlids

While fireflies are the best-known bioluminescent creatures, other species of insect, fungi, bacteria, jellyfish and bony fish can also glow. They employ a chemical reaction to glow at night, caves or most frequently, the black depths of the ocean.  Of all bioluminescent organisms, about 80 percent of species, live in the most vast habitat on the planet — the deep sea. In fact, it is estimated that most species below 2,297 feet (700 meters) can produce their own light.

Animals that LIGHT UP and why they do it!    (Defense, Camouflage, Attract a Mate)

Time for Kids

Photos of Animals and Plants that LIGHT UP

Fireflies

Glow Worms

Plankton

Certain Centipedes and Millipedes

Jack O' Lantern Mushroom

Some fish, coral, squid, octopus, shrimp, jellyfish

71 Species of Mushrooms

Nocturnal Adaptations