Travel and eat. They may find a place to sleep for a little bit before travelling and eating again.
The rut in many species is triggered by a shortening of the length of daylight hours.
We have more hours of daylight in the summer because the sun is higher in the sky.
At the equator, during the equinox, the length of daylight is approximately 12 hours. At the poles, during the equinox, there is no daylight as it is the period when the sun remains below the horizon for a full 24 hours.
During the daylight hours.
During daylight hours.
more hours of daylight
Twenty-four hours of daylight.
Reykjavik, Iceland experiences the greatest variation in daylight hours during the year due to its location near the Arctic Circle. In summer, Reykjavik can have almost 24 hours of daylight known as the Midnight Sun, while in winter it can have only a few hours of daylight.
Wintertime.
Winter
Daylight Hours
Daylight hours