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In one of the most unbelievable stories of survival in the history of the bird world, a four-month-old bar-tailed godwit named B6 flew continuously all the way across the ocean, travelling over 8,425 miles (13,558 km) (11 days) between the Alaskan coasts and at last arrived on the coasts of Tasmania (Australia).

It was on October 13, 2022, that the juvenile shorebird left the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in southwest Alaska, and on October 24 it landed at the northeastern part of Tasmania on a shore named Ansons Bay after moving the whole time without stopping to eat, drink, or rest. The disease was trailed by scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey and international partners with the help of a small solar-powered satellite signaling the celestial Pacific travel.

With an average speed of 765 miles per day, B6 depended on fat stocked before the voyage and incredible abilities to use the sunlight, stars, and the magnetic power of the earth. This airing flight broke past the past records, and it emphasized the amazing physiological abilities of bar-tailed godwits, which make some of the longest transportations in the bird kingdom. Scientists are still conducting research studies on these birds as a way of determining the dangers they encounter in such intense trips