Why Do Birds Migrate Like This?
Migrating birds care more about the ease of their trip than the distance they travel, and that leads to some truly roundabout routes.
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Show Notes
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Migration: The seasonal movement of a population of animals from one area to another.
- Prevailing winds: Winds in a particular area that blow in a particular direction.
- Thermal: An upward current of warm air.
- Lift: A force that counteracts the weight of an object and holds it in the air.
- Flyway: A route regularly used by lots of migrating birds.
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