6 Minute English / How climate change affects animal migration

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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Beth.

And I'm Neil. You can find a transcript and worksheet for this podcast on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

So Neil, today we're talking about animal migration: that's the movement of animals from one place to another, usually because of the weather or temperature.

Yes. For example, wildebeest are famous for their migration. They travel around the Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya every year depending on the rain. It's often called The Great Migration.

Yes, and I have a question for you about this, Neil. How many animals are thought to take part in The Great Migration every year? Is it:

a) 1 millionb) 1.5 millionc) 2.5 million

Well, I don't know but I'm going to guess 2.5 million.

OK. I'll reveal the answer at the end of the programme. Now, wildebeest are not the only animals who travel large distances.

That's right. Many sharks also migrate they move to a different place because of the weather or temperature.