ANIMALS COPING WITH

SEASONAL CHANGE

By Rianna Mackaway

Coping with Hot Weather

Can you think of things you do to keep cool in the hot weather?

Can you think of things that your pets do to keep cool in hot weather?

Wear cool clothes

Drink Water

Swim

Find Shade

Use Air conditioners and fans

PEOPLEDrink water(Dog drinking [image], 2014)

Swim

Find Shade(Cows under tree [image], 2013).

Pant

*unless referenced, images are used from Microsoft.com clipart

ANIMALS

Coping with Cold Weather

Can you think of things you do to keep warm in cold weather?

Can you think of things that your pets do to keep warm in cold weather?

PEOPLEWear warmer clothes

Eat / Drink Warm Meals

Stay Inside

Have a heater/fire

ANIMALSFind shelter(Cat shelter [image], 2014).

Huddle together (Group hug [image], 2014).

Lay in the Sun(Red kangaroo [image], 2013).

Other ways animals cope:

ADAPTING HIBERNATINGMIGRATING

(Migrating whales [image], 2010). (Echidna [image], 2014). Cat-winter coat [image], 2003).

What do you think these words mean?

Some animals can change to suit their environment. Animals, like cats

and dogs, can grow a thicker fur coat in winter to keep warm, and shed

their fur in summer to keep cool (Science Alberta Foundation, 2006).

ADAPTING

(Cat shedding [image], 2013) Cat-winter coat [image], 2003).

Have you noticed your pet shed their fur?

MIGRATING

Some animals travel very long distances, to find a warmer place in winter, or to find somewhere with more food. They do this every year and can always find their way back. Some whales, fish and birds migrate (SAF, 2006).

(Swift parrot [image], 2014).

(Humpback whale [image], n.d.)

In Australia, Humpback Whales travel past Sydney during in winter on their way North to breed in warmer waters. As the waters get warmer and warmer they head back to Antarctica to cooler waters and more food (ClimateWatch, 2012a).

The Swift Parrot moves between Tasmania and New South Wales to find food (ClimateWatch, 2012b).

Have you seen whales in Winter before?

HIBERNATING

Some animals go into a very deep sleep when it’s cold, to save their energy, and when food supplies are low. They lower their body temperature, heart-beat and breathing rate (SAF, 2006).

Animals include: Echidnas, Pygmy-possums, wombats, bats, frogs and snakes (ABC Spark, 2009).

Do you like to sleep-in in winter?

(Hibernating bats [image], n.d.).

Pygmy-possum in torpor [image], 2014).

Echidnas can hibernate at any time of year if they need to save energy and suit the environment (ABC Science, 2000).

References

4 seasons [image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://vxside.deviantart.com/art/4-seasons-81436429ABC Science. (2000). Echidna love trains. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2000/06/01/2688596.htmABC Spark. (2009). The science of hibernation. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/spark/scienceof/hibernation.htmCat shedding [image]. (2013). Retrieved from http://catgroomerott.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/3-signs-your-cat-needs-a-bath/Cat shelter [image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.daws.org/outdoor-cat-sheltersCat-winter coat [image]. (2003). Retrieved from http://www.fantom-xp.com/wp_20__Cat_-_Winter_coat.htmlClimateWatch. (2012a). Humpback whale. Retrieved from http://www.climatewatch.org.au/species/whales/humpback-whaleClimateWatch. (2012b). Swift Parrot. Retrieved from http://www.climatewatch.org.au/species/birds/swift-parrotCows under tree [image]. (2013). Retrieved from http://twomenandalittlefarm.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/when-animals-come-to-visit.htmlDog drinking [image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://interlachenanimalhospital.com/?p=151Echidna [image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.wiresnr.org/echidna.htmlGroup hug [image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.care2.com/news/member/261547992/3097924Hibernating bats [image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.arkive.org/little-brown-myotis/myotis-lucifugus/image-G79188.htmlHumpback whale [image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.arkive.org/humpback-whale/megaptera-novaeangliae/image-G124027.html

Migrating whales [image]. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.doobybrain.com/2010/11/06/photos-of-animals-migrating/Pygmy-possum in torpor [image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2014/09/western-pygmy-possum-burramyidaeRed kangaroo [image]. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2294886/A-kangaroo-chilling-sun-pair-kissing-bonobos-Photographer-captures-snaps-zoo-animals-acting-like-humans.htmlScience Alberta Foundation (SAF). (2006). Let’s do science: Grade 1 seasonal change. Retrieved from http://letsdoscience.com/topics.htmlSwift parrot [image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/profile.aspx?id=10455