A humpback whale has stunned scientists with a journey that spanned three oceans and more than 8,000 miles, setting the record for the longest known migration between breeding grounds. “Changing climatic and ocean conditions could be driving these migrations to new breeding grounds. Some whale migration routes are known to exceed 5,000 miles between feeding and breeding grounds, and humpback whales in particular have some of the longest migrations of any mammal. The research provided “photographic evidence that confirmed humpback whales switch between breeding grounds,” he said in a telephone interview Wednesday. The organization claims that a humpback whale’s tail is so unique that there is a “97% to 99%” success rate for matching photos submitted for the species.

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Persons: ”, Darren Croft, Croft, “, Ryan Reisinger, Luke Rendell, University of St Andrews, Reisinger, ” Reisinger Organizations: Royal Society Open Science, U.K’s University of Exeter, Center for Whale Research, NBC News, ’, University of Southampton, University of St Locations: Colombia, South America, Zanzibar, Africa, London, Tokyo