Humpback whale beats long-distance record

[G_j]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101013/wl_asia_afp/sciencespecieswhales

– Wed Oct 13, 6:09 am ET

PARIS (AFP) – A humpback whale has broken the world record for travel by any mammal, swimming at least 9,800 kilometres (6,125 miles) from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean in search of a mate, marine biologists reported on Wednesday.

The female humpback was first photographed among a group of whales at a breeding ground on Abrolhos Bank, off Brazil's southeastern coast, on August 7 1999.

By sheer chance, it was photographed more than two years later, on September 21 2001 by a commercial whale-watching tour at a breeding ground near the Ile Sainte Marie off the eastern coast of Madagascar.

The whale was identified thanks to the distinctive shape of its tail and a pattern of spots on it.



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[xchrom]

1. She must be very picky. Nt

[G_j]

2. very

I thought about that also,
amazing

[TexasObserver]

3. Every year, millions of butterflies fly from Canada to central Mexico and back.

About 6000 miles round trip.

Nature is pretty amazing.