Baleia-jubarte estabelece novo recorde com migração de 15.100 quilômetros

Cientistas confirmaram que uma baleia-jubarte percorreu pelo menos 15.100 quilômetros entre áreas de reprodução no Brasil e na Austrália, marcando a jornada mais longa já registrada para um indivíduo da espécie.

A descoberta provém de um estudo publicado na Royal Society Open Science, que analisou quase 20.000 fotografias de caudas coletadas ao longo de quatro décadas. Os pesquisadores identificaram a baleia por meio de marcas únicas em sua cauda, fotografadas pela primeira vez no Banco dos Abrolhos, no Brasil, em 2003, e vistas posteriormente, sozinha, na Baía de Hervey, na Austrália, em setembro de 2025. Uma segunda baleia percorreu um mínimo de 14.200 quilômetros após avistamentos em Queensland, em 2007, e perto de São Paulo, em 2019.

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