Fill in the blanks below with words from this box:
geese autumn
gravel leader bury hibernate gathering moose
cooler rivers
deer fur squirrels
lay winter
rut
migration forget fatten head streams
mates catch
Journeys
As the weather gets ______________, many animals ____________ south. This long journey is called _______________. ______________ fly great distances in V formations with each goose taking a turn as the _______________.
Salmon also swim great distances to the ___________ or ____________ where they were born. They head upstream and find ______________ beds to spawn.
After they __________ their eggs, the salmon usually die, providing food for many animals in and around the streams.
Preparations
In the Autumn, many animals get ready for the long _______________. Bears must _____________ up before they _______________. Luckily, they can
____________ salmon heading upstream to spawn. Bears also must grow a thick ____________ coat.
______________ are busy _____________ nuts and acorns to eat during the cold months. They _______________ the nuts and acorns underground. Sometimes, they _____________ where they buried the nut and then that nut will become a new tree.
Fights
Male _____________ and _______________, who have grown strong antlers throughout the summer, use these antlers to fight for _____________. For many large animals, the breeding season, or ____________
begins in the ______________.
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