A male humpback whale set a migration record, swimming over 8,100 miles from South America to Africa, likely seeking a mate. This unprecedented journey, tracked via Happy Whale, marks the first observed adult male humpback traveling between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, nearly doubling the typical migration distance.
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