7 Migrating Animals You must know

Zee Media Bureau
Aug 26, 2024

Red Knot

A small shorebird makes an impressive journey of up to 9,000 miles from its breeding grounds in the Arctic to its wintering grounds in South America.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

The tiny birds, weighing less than a nickel, migrate from North America to Central America each year.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Loggerhead turtles travel thousands of miles across the open ocean to return to the beaches where they were born to lay their eggs.

Humpback Whale

The Majestic marine mammals migrate up to 16,000 miles annually, moving from their feeding grounds in polar waters to warmer tropical waters where they breed and give birth.

Wildebeest

One of the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on Earth, over 1.5 million wildebeest migrate in a circular route across the Serengeti and Maasai Mara in search of fresh grazing lands.

Arctic Tern

Known for the longest migration of any bird, the Arctic Tern travels from its breeding grounds in the Arctic all the way to the Antarctic, covering a round-trip distance of around 44,000 miles each year.

Monarch Butterfly

One of the most colorful migrations in the world, these delicate insects undertake one of the longest migrations of any insect, traveling up to 3,000 miles from North America to central Mexico.

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