Science Trek

D4K:Animal Migration

Special | 28m 49s

Animal migrations don’t just happen in the spring and aren’t just something birds do. Lots of different animals migrate and for good reasons. Why? What is it that drives animals to move from one part of the country to another and then back again? Guest scientists Jeff Knetter, and Vicky Runnoe answer students’ questions about animal migration.

Aired: 03/20/12 | Rating: TV-G

Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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• D4k: The Web Show: Animal Migration

  Clip: Special | 8m 59s

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