79 Animal Migration Trivia Questions with Answers
79 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which goose species is common in North America and migrates in V-formations?
Answer
Canada goose
Which antelope species migrates in huge herds across the Serengeti each year?
Answer
blue wildebeest
Which eel species migrates from Japanese rivers to the Mariana Trench to spawn?
Answer
Japanese eel
Which shark species migrates over 1,000 miles across the Pacific, from California to Hawaii?
Answer
great white shark
Which bird has been recorded flying at over 100 miles per hour during level flight?
Answer
white-throated needletail
Which butterfly species migrates from North Africa to the UK each spring?
Answer
painted lady butterfly
Which salmon species migrates from the Atlantic Ocean to spawn in rivers?
Answer
Atlantic salmon
Which warbler species migrates non-stop from North America to South America over the ocean?
Answer
blackpoll warbler
Which antelope species in South Sudan has a migration of over a million individuals?
Answer
white-eared kob
Which sea turtle species is known for the longest migration, over 2,000 miles to nest?
Answer
leatherback sea turtle
Which seabird migrates over 30,000 miles annually, from New Zealand to the North Pacific?
Answer
sooty shearwater
Which eel species migrates from European rivers to the Sargasso Sea to spawn?
Answer
European eel
Which tiny bird migrates non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico?
Answer
ruby-throated hummingbird
Which goose species is known for migrating over the Himalayas at high altitudes?
Answer
bar-headed goose
Which Pacific salmon species is known for turning red during spawning migration?
Answer
sockeye salmon
The Christmas Island red crab spawning migration is synchronized with which lunar phase?
Answer
Last quarter moon
Which Pacific salmon species has the longest freshwater migration, up the Yukon River?
Answer
Chinook salmon
Which bird holds the record for the longest non-stop flight during migration?
Answer
Bar-tailed godwit
How many miles does the Arctic tern typically migrate round trip each year?
Answer
About 50,000 miles
Which bird is known for its V-shaped flying formations during migration?
Answer
Canada goose
Which insect migrates from North America to Mexico each fall?
Answer
Monarch butterfly
Which bird flies from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back each year?
Answer
Arctic tern