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  2. Animal migration - Wikipedia

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    The Arctic tern has the longest migration journey of any bird: it flies from its Arctic breeding grounds to the Antarctic and back again each year, a distance of at least 19,000 km (12,000 mi), giving it two summers every year. [18] Bird migration is controlled primarily by day length, signalled by hormonal changes in the bird's body. [19]

  3. Bee-eater - Wikipedia

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    The average bird meal consisted of 90.8% honey bees and 9.2% beetles. [28] Predation is more likely when the bees are queening or during the peak of migration, from late March till mid-April, and in mid-September. Hives close to or under trees or overhead cables are at increased risk as the birds pounce on flying insects from these perches. [29]

  4. Move over, bees. How bats step in as nature's 'third-shift ...

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    Bats can eat up to 1,000 insects per hour, and they work as pollinators while the bees sleep. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  5. Migration (ecology) - Wikipedia

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    Animal migration is the relatively long-distance movement of individual animals, usually on a seasonal basis. It is the most common form of migration in ecology. [5] It is found in all major animal groups, including birds, [6] mammals, [7] fish, [8] [9] reptiles, [10] amphibians, insects, [11] and crustaceans.

  6. Mexican free-tailed bat - Wikipedia

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    The bats eat moths, beetles, dragonflies, flies, true bugs, wasps, and ants. They usually catch flying prey in flight. [15] Large numbers of Mexican free-tailed bats fly hundreds of meters above the ground in Texas to feed on migrating insects. [16] The consumption of insects by these bats can be quite significant. [17] [18]

  7. European bee-eater - Wikipedia

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    The average bird meal consisted of 90.8% honey bees and 9.2% beetles. [11] Predation is more likely when the bees are queening or during peak migrations, from late March till mid-April, and in mid-September. Hives close to or under trees or overhead cables are also at increased risk as the birds pounce on flying insects from these perches. [12]

  8. Bees, birds and bats benefit at high-elevation Walker Meadows ...

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    A high-elevation meadow in the Oregon Coast Range is helping uncommon wildlife like purple martins, bats and bees. Walker Meadows is around 13 miles west of Veneta and at an elevation of 2,300 feet.

  9. Animal navigation - Wikipedia

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    Animals including mammals, birds and insects such as bees and wasps (Ammophila and Sphex), [12] are capable of learning landmarks in their environment, and of using these in navigation. [ 13 ] Yellowjacket wasps using a stone as a landmark to navigate to their nest entrance.