Ages 6-8 - 20 pages, 1516 words | 13 minutes of reading | © Éditions du Ricochet, 2011, for the 1st publication - all rights reserved
A region to build its nest, a region to live its life. Such is the life of migratory birds. In a year, the Arctic tern covers 35,000 km. The tiny sandpipers, no bigger than robins, head to South Africa from the icy depths of the tundra!
How do birds orient themselves during their journey? How can they find a territory where they often go for the first time? When is the right time to leave? What triggers the departure? It was by placing a light ring on the chicks' legs that the study of migrations truly began. Nowadays, we also track birds using radar. Or thanks to satellites...
Raconté par Jean-Cyprien