Interesting Facts – The animal kingdom is filled with amazing migrations. From the hordes of wildebeest stomping across the Serengeti to the lumbering blue whales along the Pacific Coast, seasonal journeys sometimes thousands of miles long can be found in just about every ecosystem on Earth.

But one animal stands out among the rest of these impressive travelers: the little-known and criminally underrated bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica). Preferring summers in Alaska and winters in Australia or New Zealand, these large, noisy sandpipers make an epic voyage twice a year. While it’s not the longest migration in the world overall, the bar-tailed godwit flies between its two travel destinations nonstop in a journey that can last 11 days or perhaps even longer. Continue reading →