AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which animal displays migratory behavior?
A
geese
B
moose
C
deer
D
wild hog
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Geese go through a migration every year to escape the harsh northern winters. Migration is a pattern of behavior in which animals travel from one habitat to another in search of food, better conditions, or reproductive needs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most often birds move to breeding grounds in the spring and then to wintering grounds in the fall. Some species make an additional movement to a third location, such as a molt migration to a location for molting (i.e., replacing of the feathers).

Detailed explanation-3: -Familiar migrants include many birds; hoofed animals, especially in East Africa and in the Arctic tundra; bats; whales and porpoises; seals; and fishes, such as salmon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pelicans, storks, birds of prey, swifts, swallows, and finches are diurnal (daytime) migrants. Waterbirds, cuckoos, flycatchers, thrushes, warblers, orioles, and buntings are mostly nocturnal (nighttime) migrants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Complete answer: Keoladeo National Park that is located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan is also popularly known as Bharatpur National Park is famous for hosting thousands of migratory birds coming from Siberia every winter.

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