1) Many animals migrate to find food, breeding grounds, or a better climate. Whale sharks migrate long distances to seasonal feeding locations and travel between Australia and the Pacific Ocean. 2) The humpback whale migrates up to 5,000 miles between breeding grounds and feeding areas, while the monarch butterfly travels 2,000 miles between Canada and Mexico for climate. Salmon return to their birth rivers to breed. 3) The whale shark is the largest fish, reaching 46 feet. They eat plankton and small fish and prefer warm water temperatures. Their spots help them blend in.

1. By: Michael Heinen

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3. Answers Swim 15 miles a day. Have a minimum range of 1250 miles. Return regularly to the same seasonal feeding locations. Some in the Pacific Ocean migrate to Australia's west coast. Here’s the migration of a whale shark that was tagged

4. Answers #2 Don’t all follow one pattern. Different ages go different ways. Very spread out. Normally migrate in spring. Some migrations can take years. Range of location of the whale shark.

5. Why do animals migrate To find food. (Whale Shark) To find a better climate. To find breeding grounds. Here are some migrating stingrays

6. Amazing migrations The humpback whale migrates up to 5,000 miles to find breeding grounds and then migrates back for food. The monarch butterfly travel 2000 miles from Canada to Mexico to find a better climate. The Pacific salmon spends its adult life in the ocean the migrates upstream to the river it was born in to breed. The bar-tailed godwit is a bird that migrates from Alaska to New Zealand, non-stop in search for a better climate.

7. Other facts The largest fish on earth. Can be as big as a school bus (46 feet). Average weight is 20 tons. Filter feeders. Eat plankton and small fish. Prefer 75 degree water. Spots and stripes help them blend in.

8. Other facts #2 Have approximately 3000 tiny teeth. They are fish not whales. Scientific name: Rhincodon Typus.

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