Humpback Whale Sets Record with Epic 13,000km Migration for Mating
A humpback whale has set a record for the longest known migration between breeding grounds, traveling over 8,000 miles across three oceans. This journey, documented in the journal Royal Society Open Science, may be influenced by climate change affecting ocean conditions and food availability, or changes in mating strategies. The whale was first spotted off Colombia in 2013 and later off Zanzibar in 2022. The research highlights the extensive migrations of humpback whales and utilizes citizen science and AI to track whale movements globally.
