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An arctic tern travels extremely far: about 12,000 miles from the wintering grounds to the breeding grounds. The tern must then fly back to the wintering grounds, so that is another 12,000 miles. Therefore, an arctic tern travels around 24,000 miles a year. That's really far!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Arctic Tern is famous for it's migration, traveling from its Arctic breeding grounds to the Antarctic and back again each year. Each migration the bird sees 2 summers and is exposed to more sunlight than any other animal on the planet. The Arctic Tern, in an average lifetime (which may be 30 years at the most), will have flown the distance to the moon and back; this is equivalent to about 500,000 miles or 800,000 kilometers.
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∙ 7y agoNot all do, for instance the Ptarmigan does not. Other birds however only come to the arctic for the summer when the food is abundant and leave before the winter when there would be no food in the arctic for them. They fly to more clement climes.
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∙ 14y agomaybe to breed or to fish or avoid unfavorable climates.
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∙ 13y agoTo prepare for migration they put on fat. They do this by eating a lot before their big journey. This is because while migrating, they lose one-fourth to one-half of their body weight.
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∙ 11y agobecause it needs to get home
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What is an Arctic terns ecosystem?
The diet of the Arctic Tern varies depending on location and time, but is usually carnivorous. In most cases, it eats small fish or marine crustaceans.
What Arctic animals eat seaweed?
It is mostly seals, but arctic terns eat fish too. They were also the prey of snowy owls, however snowy owls eat other animals too. They enjoy small birds.
When the sky terns red does it mean that it is going to rain?
yes it will cause the sky wants to
How does mylonite form?
mylonite is fromed by two of the eaths plates slideing on top of each other and one of the plates gets pushed down and the rocks on the plate that is getting pushed down to so it terns to magma then a valcano erups and the lava dries and terns to rock.
Yearly flight of birds are called?
A migration.
How far does a arctic tern fly in its lifetime?
The arctic terns speed,seen during migration,is around 24 mph(11.3 meters per second)The Arctic tern takes the lead in long migrations.
How far south do the arctic terns migrate?
Arctic terns migrate all the way to the coast of Antarctica.
When do Arctic terns migrate from the Arctic?
Antarctic Circle
Do Arctic terns fly from the Arctic to Antarctica in December?
False
In what ecosystem does the arctic tern live in?
Arctic Terns live in Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What animal has the longest migration between north pole and south pole?
The arctic tern. Not exactly north pole to south pole but arctic shores to antarctic shores.
Why do Arctic terns like the Arctic for reproduction?
The arctic terns are migrating birds. They don't live in one place at any one time. i don't really know why they choose the Arctic as their breeding grounds.
Do Arctic terns eat fish?
yes
What do Arctic Terns do in Antarctica?
holiday for a year
Where Arctic tern live?
Arctic Terns live in Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What lives in both the Arctic and the Antarctic?
Humans, terns
What is Arctic terns Niche?
Tertiary consumer/predator
