Record setting bird flies at least 8,425 miles (13,560 km) in a non-stop flight
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In October, a bar-tailed godwit, like the one pictured above, had flown non-stop from Alaska to Tasmania. It took the five-month old tagged bird just over 11 days. At this point, this is a record when it comes to a non-stop flight by a bird.
Godwit's route map
Image: Daily Mail
It is extremely impressive how unusual some of the natural adaptations are in the animal world. Migratory patterns of animals is one of those amazing adaptations.
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Good godwit! Bird flies 8,425 miles NON-STOP from Alaska to Australia – setting a new world record
Jonathan Chadwick, DailyMail.com, 27 October 2022
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Indeed amazing, it seems they may have to travel to stay alive, perhaps a part of evolution.