A humpback whale has made one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, possibly driven by climate change, scientists say.
According to foreign media, it was spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017 and then appeared a few years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean - a distance of at least 13,000 km.
Experts think this epic journey could be due to climate change depleting food supplies or perhaps a move to find a mate, writes A2 CNN.
Ekaterina Kalashnikova of the Tanzania Cetaceans Program said the feat was "really impressive and unusual even for this highly migratory species".
Dr Kalashnikova said it was most likely the longest distance a humpback whale had ever been recorded traveling.
Humpback whales live in all oceans around the world. They travel long distances each year and have one of the longest migrations of any mammal, swimming from tropical breeding grounds to feeding grounds in cooler waters.
But this male's journey was even more spectacular, including two remote breeding areas, writes A2 CNN. (A2 Televizion)
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