Connect with us

Science

Record-Breaking Bird Just Flew Nonstop From Alaska to New Zealand – Gizmodo Australia

A conservation group has tracked a migration for the ages, in which a male bar-tailed godwit flew from Alaska to New Zealand without taking a single break. As t…

Published

on

post featured image

A conservation group has tracked a migration for the ages, in which a male bar-tailed godwit flew from Alaska to New Zealand without taking a single break.
As the Guardian reports, the bar-tailed godwit departed southwestern Alaska on September 16 and arrived 11 days later at a bay near Auckland, New Zealand. The bird, designated 4BBRW (for the blue, blue, red, and white identification rings attached to its legs), was tracked by Global Flyway Network, a conservation group that studies long-dist…

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending