Some whales travel up to 6,000 km in search of a mate, research shows

 Not only male but female whales also travel long distances in the seas.

Although whales are used to long journeys in deep waters, especially during breeding and mating, they are active in nature and cover a distance of up to 6000 km in search of their mate. According to media reports, humpback whales are found in the world's major oceans. Is. She lives and eats in Alaska and Canada during the summer.

Then in the winter they go to Hawaii or Mexico to breed. Scientists have so far believed that these two sites are their main meeting points with the opposite sex. But the whistles and songs of long-distance whales have revealed a little more information. 26000 images have been thoroughly reviewed.

The color of the whale's skin and the stripes on the tail give it its individual identity. Then, with the help of the software, the scientists identified two whales in the same winter breeding season that flew to Hawaii and from there to Mexico. One male whale traveled 4,545 km, which took 53 days. First, the narwhal went to the Hawaiian island of Oluwalu, where it spent some time with a herd.

He then stayed on Mexico's Clarion Island with three whales. The other was probably a male whale that traveled 5,944 km in 49 days in 2018 to Mexico and then to the Awau Channel in Hawaii. Here seven male whales tried to mate with one female and seduced her. Then in the summer, these two whales were also seen in Canada and Alaska. Experts proved that not only male but also female whales travel long distances in the seas. According to scientists, whales can cover a distance of four kilometers in an hour.