prompting mohamed earhart raga from egypt to ask. how is climate change affecting wild animals. global warming means winters are getting warmer and shorter in many places. that's altering plant animal habitats with some destructive results. bears don't hibernate anymore or at least not as long as they used to when they would fatten themselves up in the full for a 6 month rest. nowadays bears can eat well into the winter only going into hibernation when nothing was available. since it's also now gets warmer earlier they wake up that much sooner. their rest spite is cut short and at that time there's nothing around to eat. that makes fans aggressive even towards humans who want normally on their menu. climate change is also confusing migrates rebirths blackcaps no longer leave germany and head to spain for the winter now a days they prefer spending the season in southern england. blackbirds and robins can even stay put depending on local weather conditions. long haul species like stalks and cranes still follow their genetic programming and set out on annual migrations. but the rap