A male elephant seal, named Jackson, was reported by a team of WCS conservationists that this youn g male traveled 18,000 miles from December 2010, to November 2011. He was tagged in December 2010 off the coast of Chile, and was given a transmitter that reports when swimming upon to the surface that indicates his locations. He swam 1000 miles north, 400 miles west, and 100 miles south. Elephant seals are indicators of ocean health, and provide informations baout the climate in the waters, to which they migrate and swim to other places. This elephant seal's swimming is equivalent of going to New York to Sydney Australia, and back!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Elephant Seal Travels 18,000 Miles!
A male elephant seal, named Jackson, was reported by a team of WCS conservationists that this youn g male traveled 18,000 miles from December 2010, to November 2011. He was tagged in December 2010 off the coast of Chile, and was given a transmitter that reports when swimming upon to the surface that indicates his locations. He swam 1000 miles north, 400 miles west, and 100 miles south. Elephant seals are indicators of ocean health, and provide informations baout the climate in the waters, to which they migrate and swim to other places. This elephant seal's swimming is equivalent of going to New York to Sydney Australia, and back!
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This was cool to see how far an animal will go just off of pure instinct and determination.
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