Animal Migrations

Question 1

Which bird is famous for having the longest migration on the planet, making a round trip of more than 70000 kilometers?
a) golden eagle
b) artic tern
c) piping plover
d) blue jay

Answer 1

b) artic tern

Question 2

Which of the following Canadian birds DO NOT migrate?
a) Canada goose
b) snow goose
c) whopping crane
d) wild turkey

Answer 2

d) wild turkey

Question 3

Wood Buffalo National Park is famous for hosting North America’s tallest bird, which nests in the marshes or close to water. What is the name of this bird?
a) Great blue heron
b) Turkey vulture
c) Whooping crane
d) Bald Eagle

Answer 3

c) Whooping crane

Question 4

Monarch butterflies are famous for having one of the longest insect migrations on the planet. Where do they travel when they leave Canada?
a) Mexico
b) Europe
c) Costa Rica
d) Brazil

Answer 4

a) Mexico

Question 5

Which animal travels in a large herd from Kenya down to Tanzania’s Serengeti in an annual event referred to as “The Great Migration”?
a) wildebeest
b) caribou
c) elephant
d) bison

Answer 5

a) wildebeest

Question 6

Whales migrate in search of food or to bread. Which whale, found mainly in the North Pacific Ocean, is known to have the longest migration out of any others?
a) humpback whales
b) gray whale
c) beluga whale
d) blue whale

Answer 6

b) gray whale

Question 7

In the summer, the world’s largest turtle visits the waters off of Canada’s eastern coast as part of its lengthy migration route. What is the name of this endangered species?
a) snapping turtle
b) green sea turtle
c) painted turtle
d) leatherback sea turtle

Answer 7

d) leatherback sea turtle

Question 8

The porcupine caribou herd has one of the longest migration routes of any land animals. Where would you be most likely to see this migration?
a) Ontario
b) Newfoundland and Labrador
c) Yukon
d) Saskatchenwan

Answer 8

C) Yukon

Question 9

Which fish migrates from the ocean to the freshwater river where they spawned (i.e. where they were born) to lay a new generation of eggs?
a) bluefin tuna
b) Atlantic cod
c) lake trout
d) sockeye salmon

Answer 9

d) sockeye salmon

Question 10

Each year, million of red crabs on Christmas Island leave the rainforest and head to the ocean to lay eggs, climbing over anything that stands in their way. In which ocean basin in Christmas Island located?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Southern Ocean
d) Indian Ocean

Answer 10

d) Indian Ocean