Animated map shows just how far these animals travel to migrate

🌎 Every year, the Arctic tern completes the longest migration on the planet — flying up to 70,000 km from the Arctic to Antarctica and back 🐦❄️☀️ It nests in Canada, Greenland, and Iceland, then travels along the coasts of Europe and Africa, crosses the equator, and reaches the icy shores of Antarctica — all in search of endless summer. And it’s not alone. The bar-tailed godwit flies 12,000 km non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand over the Pacific Ocean — spending nine days in the air without st

Arctic Tern Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology