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A tracked young bar-tailed godwit flew from Alaska to Tasmania without landing.

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The idea in context

USGS reports that B6, a four-month-old bar-tailed godwit, flew 8,425 miles (13,560 km) in 11 days. No food stop, no island rest, no refuel; just one continuous Pacific crossing by a bird still in its first year of life.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Vericiyle izlenen genç bir kıyı çamurçulluğu, Alaska'dan Tazmanya'ya 11 gün boyunca hiç konmadan uçtu.

USGS'e göre B6 adlı dört aylık kıyı çamurçulluğu, 8.425 mili (13.560 km) 11 günde tamamladı. Ne beslenme molası, ne ada dinlenmesi, ne yakıt ikmali; yalnızca Pasifik üzerinde kesintisiz bir göç. Üstelik bunu henüz ilk yılındaki genç bir kuş yaptı.

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USGS Alaska Science Center, juvenile bar-tailed godwit B6.

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