Una ballena jorobada establece un nuevo récord con una migración de 15.100 kilómetros

Científicos han confirmado que una ballena jorobada recorrió al menos 15.100 kilómetros entre zonas de cría en Brasil y Australia, lo que supone el viaje más largo conocido realizado por un ejemplar de esta especie.

El hallazgo proviene de un estudio publicado en Royal Society Open Science que analizó cerca de 20.000 fotografías de colas recopiladas durante cuatro décadas. Los investigadores identificaron a la ballena a través de marcas únicas en su cola, fotografiadas por primera vez en el Banco de los Abrolhos, en Brasil, en 2003, y posteriormente avistada sola en la bahía de Hervey, en Australia, en septiembre de 2025. Una segunda ballena cubrió un mínimo de 14.200 kilómetros tras ser avistada en Queensland en 2007 y cerca de São Paulo en 2019.

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