This Humpback Whale Just Smashed a Migration Record With an Astonishing 8,000-Mile Journey
While humpback whales conduct some of the longest migrations of any animal in the world, this particular whale’s trip is nevertheless surprising. Humpback whales tend to follow the same longitudinal (north-south) migration patterns, usually visiting the same cold feeding grounds and warm breeding grounds, according to the study.
Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded, scientists say
A humpback whale crossed multiple oceans for a massive migration that covered more than 8,000 miles, according to a new study.
Humpback Whale Breaks Record After Crossing 3 Oceans
A humpback whale has set a record by traveling across three oceans in search of a mate offering new insights into whale migration patterns.
Whale stuns scientists by going to record-breaking lengths in search of a breeding ground
A humpback whale has stunned scientists with a journey that spanned three oceans and more than 8,000 miles, setting the record for the longest known migration between breeding grounds.
Scientists Stunned by Whale's Record-Setting 8,000-Mile Journey
A new study tracking the movements of an adult humpback whale has left scientists stunned.
The longest journey of a humpback whale: Male travels over 8,000 miles to mate
These cetaceans migrate between equatorial waters and the Antarctic to feed, but this male moved from the eastern Pacific to the western Indian Ocean
Pregnant humpback whales' energy needs increase when fasting during migration
Proper intake of food is essential for pregnant humpback whales to pull off the extreme physical feat of annual migration between Hawaiʻi and Alaska. Researchers at the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) revealed the energetic cost and vulnerabilities of migratory humpback mothers-to-be in a study published in The Journal of Physiology.
Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded
A humpback whale crossed multiple oceans for a massive migration that covered more than 8,000 miles, according to a new study.
Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists
A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say. It was seen in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, then popped up several years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean - a distance of at least 13,
Humpback whale’s spectacular breach is sadly revealing; photos
It was not known until the whale started jumping that it was seriously entangled. Rescue teams are hoping for another ...
Humpback whale washes ashore Massachusetts beach
A man on shore snapped photographs as a humpback whale breached and landed on the bow of a boat several hundred yards off ...
Humpback whale carcass washes up on Plymouth beach
Plymouth-based group Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) said they received reports of a stranded humpback whale on a beach near Center Hill Road in Plymouth. Their team responded to the carcass and ...
How far will a whale travel for sex? More than the diameter of Earth, a study reveals
A humpback whale traveled more than 8,000 miles — farther than the Earth’s diameter — in search of sex, a new study reveals.