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Also Known As animal migration

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Common wildebeest
migration: sandhill crane
migration: sockeye salmon
snow geese (Chen caerulescens)
migration: wildebeests and zebras
American bison (Bison bison)
Mississippi and Atlantic flyways
proportions of breeding birds that migrate to the Neotropics
Pearl mullets' remarkable migration
How climate change affects bird migration patterns
Observe an Eciton army ant colony migrating by night and forming a bivouac nest entirely out of themselves
Examine habits of lemmings and dangers they face during migration, such as predation, starvation, and accidents
Monarch butterfly migration explained
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George Gaylord Simpson
American paleontologist
Jack Miner
Canadian naturalist

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pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae
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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.
11 Questions About Birds Answered