Animal migration has fascinated humans for millennia. And for good reason: Some of the most astonishing feats of endurance are performed by long-distance migrants, such as the nine-day non-stop flight ...

Every year, thousands of mule deer, pronghorn and elk attempt to cross Interstate 80 as they migrate between seasonal ranges in southern Wyoming. What looks like an ordinary stretch of highway to ...

Migratory animals include a wide range of species—from tiny insects to the world's largest marine mammals. To achieve their journeys, migrants must walk, swim, or fly, often traversing complex ...

A white stork flies in Germany, where researchers tracked the birds’ migrations and concluded that they incrementally straighten their migration routes to find more direct ways to move between ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In late spring, as the days begin to lengthen, the mule deer of central Wyoming begin ...

In late spring, as the days begin to lengthen, the mule deer of central Wyoming begin to “surf” the sagebrush landscape. Their break is found in the low flats where they spend their winters. That’s ...

HOARE, AUTHOR OF ANIMAL BOOKS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS (AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIC BIRD), HAS COMPILED DATA AND IMAGES FOR ALL TYPES OF MIGRATING ANIMALS, LOOKING AT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND REASONS ...

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls.

Most people notice animal behavior in passing. A flock of birds scatters, a fox wanders a little too close to a porch, a ...

Research led by scientists from University of Wyoming and Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior shows that migrating animals refine their behavior as they get older, suggesting that experiential ...

Individual white storks incrementally straightened their migration routes to find more direct ways to move between destinations during the spring migration to summer breeding and nesting grounds, ...