These World-Record Humpbacks Crossed 9,000 Miles of Open Ocean: Their migrations may be a “tail” of mating opportunities

Two humpback whales have made record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil. Scientists say the whales were identified by their distinctive tail markings and traveled…

An international team of scientists have documented, for the first time, humpback whales traveling between breeding grounds in eastern Australia and Brazil, crossing more than…

NEW YORK (AP) – Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil.

A pair of humpback whales swam record-breaking journeys between the eastern shores of Australia and breeding grounds in Brazil, research published on Wednesday found.

The remarkable trip spanned an incredible 9,000 miles

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Researchers have observed two humpback whales swimming between Australia and Brazil. It's the longest travel distance humans have ever recorded for the species.

The pictures represent the longest-distance ever seen between two pictures of the same humpback whale, researchers said.

Researchers have observed two humpback whales swimming between Australia and Brazil, the longest travel distance ever recorded for the species.

These World-Record Humpbacks Crossed 9,000 Miles of Open Ocean: Their migrations may be a “tail” of mating opportunities

Two humpback whales have been sighted in separate breeding grounds off Australia and Brazil, the first time scientists have seen the species travel such vast distances across the…