WILDLIFE AND THE WEATHER
Coping with the weather is a significant challenge for most land animals. The general pattern of seasonal change gives shape to their lives, but they also need adaptability to handle day-to-day shifts in weather conditions and extreme, unseasonable events
Animals living in temperate areas typically time their breeding season for spring and summer, when temperatures are milder and food most abundant. Strategies to cope with cold temperate winters include changing the diet (many insect-eating birds switch to
