Why Do Animals Give Birth in the Spring?

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A Tsseebe family including one adult and three cubs. They look similar to deer with large torsos and skinny, tall legs. The adult has two horns and is dark brown in color with the adolescent tsseebe are light brown without horns. They are standing in a grassy field.

Trumpeter Swan Family

A red fox with a pup standing on a green field with green trees and bushes behind it. Red foxes are small foxes with bright red, orange and brown fur and ears that stand up on their heads. They also have fluffy, bushy tails. The pup is smaller and has darker brown, fluffy fur.

A deer fawn laying down in a field of trillium flowers, which are purple and white flowers with large green leaves.

Canada Goose Family

A close up of newly hatched birds, looking up with their mouths open as if their mom is entering the nest to feed them.

Black Duck Brood

Thumbnail - A Tsseebe family including one adult and three cubs. They look similar to deer with large torsos and skinny, tall legs. The adult has two horns and is dark brown in color with the adolescent tsseebe are light brown without horns. They are standing in a grassy field.

Thumbnail - Trumpeter Swan Family

Thumbnail - A red fox with a pup standing on a green field with green trees and bushes behind it. Red foxes are small foxes with bright red, orange and brown fur and ears that stand up on their heads. They also have fluffy, bushy tails. The pup is smaller and has darker brown, fluffy fur.

Thumbnail - A deer fawn laying down in a field of trillium flowers, which are purple and white flowers with large green leaves.

Thumbnail - Canada Goose Family

Thumbnail - A close up of newly hatched birds, looking up with their mouths open as if their mom is entering the nest to feed them.

Thumbnail - Black Duck Brood

Tsseebe

Trumpeter Swan Family

Red Fox & Pup

Fawn Trillium

Canada Goose Family

Bluejay Nest

Black Duck Brood

Updated on October 17, 2024

The spring season not only brings warmer weather. It also brings new animals to our world. This is due to a number of factors including:

Rising Temperatures

The warmer weather allows for these delicate babies to survive more easily.

End of Hibernation

After a long winter hibernation, some animals like chipmunks, seek out mates in early spring so their pups are born in warm weather.

Increased Daylight

More time in the sun means more time for animals to find food for their newborns.

Springtime may bring new life in some parts of the world, but areas like the tropics or subtropics don’t have defined breeding seasons. These climates maintain similar temperatures throughout the year, so new animals are born each day!

For even more fun, check out some of our favorite baby animals in this gallery.

Images courtesy of Ty Smedes Nature Photography

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