Humpback whale breaks record for longest migration

Alexandra E. Petri wrote an interesting article about a humpback whale, published in The New York Times on December 12, 2024. She describes a male humpback whale that traveled three oceans, during the years 2013 to 2022. This whale has now broken the record for the longest documented distance yet traveled by a humpback. The animal undertook a journey of some 8,000 miles (12,875 km), from breeding grounds in Colombia in South America to breeding grounds in Zanzibar in Africa.

An international team of scientists from South America...