A Falcon Eagle Was Tracked Migrating From South Africa To Finland Flying Straight In Line For 42 Days
A falcon Eagle was recently tracked migrating from South Africa all the way to Finland. In 42 days she flew over 10,000 km in almost straight lines, at speeds of 230 km/day.
Thanks to the pandemic, travelling from one country to another has kind of got tiresome and much more difficult. But a falcon eagle didn't really have to worry much about it.
A falcon eagle was recently fitted with a satellite tracking system and it migrated from South Africa all the way to Finland. The amusing thing about this flight was that in 42 days the falcon eagle flew over 10,000 km in almost straight lines, at speeds of 230 km/day.
A falcon ? was recently tracked migrating from South Africa all the way to Finland. In 42 days she flew over 10,000 km in almost straight lines, at speeds of the 230 km/day. pic.twitter.com/N1HJl2UnYr
¡ª Latest in Engineering (@latestengineer) October 10, 2021
The eagle took longer flight times near Europe and shorter ones with more stops above Africa. This shows how different weather temperatures play a big part in determining the max performance of a specific animal.
People on the internet couldn't help but feel how lucky this bird was.
No Passport. No covid tests. No visa. Life is good as a bird
¡ª Kiarie (@KiarieWaNjenga) October 10, 2021
Looks that avoids to fly over sea ..prefers land
¡ª Liana (@Lianagold1) October 10, 2021
Honey, I¡¯m just gonna run out to the market to get milk. I¡¯ll be right back! pic.twitter.com/VD0LG4BkD6
¡ª Mark B (@voytechs) October 11, 2021
Wow this is so amazing! I love birds and hope we all do our part to let them stay free.
¡ª Meh (@MichellBasler) October 11, 2021
Interestingly, it stuck to a longitude for most of the trip.
¡ª Samir/ ????/ ????/????/???? (@samirsrivastava) October 11, 2021
Amazing.
Nature knows its best.
¡ª Abhai Srivastava (@abhaithegr8) October 11, 2021
It wasn't until the 1800s that it became widely accepted in Europe that birds migrated long distances at all (rather than hibernating or changing form). A major piece of evidence was the "Pfeilstorch", which showed up in Germany with an African spear in its neck.
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