You must have seen and heard a lot about the feats of humans making world records. Where people are surprised by their hard work, harmony, understanding and sacrifice. But the name of a bird has also been included in this episode, which through its continuous hard work, got its name registered in the world record and did a feat which is not easy even for humans.
A bird flew continuously for 11 days and traveled 13,560 kilometers from Alaska to Tasmania. The bar-tailed godwit got its name registered in the world record for doing this feat. The bird is identified through its tag number whose flight created history.
Bird made a unique record by flying continuously for 11 days
According to the Guinness World Record, the bar-tailed godwit neither ate nor drank anything for 11 days, nor did it stop anywhere to rest. Rather kept flying. He is identified through his tag number “234684”. And when it was tracked, it was found that it not only covered a distance of more than 13,000 kilometers in 11 days of continuous flight, but also set a world record with it. Completed the journey from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. By doing so, the Bar-tailed Godwit ie Limosa laponica surpassed the previous record of 217 miles, which was made by another bird of the same species in 2020.
Bird flight tracked via satellite
According to the record-keeping organisation, ‘the distance covered was equivalent to two and a half times the journey between London and New York, or about one-third of the entire circumference of the planet. According to the 5G satellite tag attached to its lower back, the journey began on October 13, 2022. And it was completed for 11 days and one hour without a bird landing even once. This record of the bird was known by tracking the tag number through satellite. During this the bird did not take any break but kept flying continuously.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 06, 2023, 17:40 IST
