Animals in the Winter

What do animals do during the winter?

What do animals do during the winter?

They MigrateMigrate

They Hibernate

They Adapt

What Does It Mean to Migrate?

Some birds will fly to warmer places for the winter months.

Once the winter months arrive some birds fly south for the winter seeking a warmer climate.

HibernateSome animals will hide and sleep during the

winter months.They find a warm dry den or tree to live in during the winter.Some of these animals also store food in their winter homes.

Chipmunk

AdaptSome animals will adapt to their surroundings

by growing a thicker coat or use camouflage by changing their color.

Adapt

Snowshoe Rabbit in the

summer.

AdaptWhen winter comes the Snoeshoe rabbits fur

changes to white.

Snowshoe Rabbit in the

winter.

Surviving WinterAll animals have a way to survive the winter.

What are the three ways an animal will survive during the

winter?

Migration

Hibernation

Adaptation