Intrepid tails—fluke photos confirm humpback whales mount 14,000 km open ocean crossing to breeding grounds (opens in new tab)

An international team of scientists have documented, for the first time, humpback whales traveling between breeding grounds in eastern Australia and Brazil, crossing more than 14,000 kilometers of open ocean. The findings set new records for the greatest distances ever confirmed between sightings of individual humpback whales anywhere in the world.