
Migratory birds have incredible power as they can fly vast distances nonstop.
The bird holding the Guinness World Record for the longest migration without eating and resting is the satellite-tagged male bar-tailed godwit that flew 12,200 kilometers from Alaska, United States to New Zealand in 2020, CBS News reported.
Amazingly, the same bird broke its own record last year with a 13,000-kilometer flight that is yet to be recognized by the GWR.
The 2021 record was again shattered last month when bird experts tracked another bar-tailed godwit flying at least 13,560 kilometers from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania on 13 to 24 October.
A tracking GPS (global positioning system) chip and tiny solar panel to power it was attached to the godwit tagged as 234684 when it was still a hatchling in Alaska during the Northern Hemisphere summer, enabling experts to record its intercontinental migration route, Birdlife Tasmania convenor Eric Woehler said, according to CBS News.
Meanwhile, a Scottish couple want to replicate the incredible flight and even surpass the bird's flown distance more than twice if they pull off their own travel set in February.
Chris Ramsey, 46, and wife Julie, 44, will drive north to south using a modified electric Nissan Ariya, Fox News reported. The Ariya can run 555 kilometers per charge but the two plan to use a portable wind turbine that is combined with a small solar array to produce up to 9 kilowatts of electricity for the off-grid charging, according to Fox News.
Based on the Ramseys' itinerary, they will start in Edmonton, Canada and drive 3,704 kilometers to the North Pole. From there, they will drive south to Ushuaia, Argentina where they will take a plane going to Antarctica until they reach the South Pole. The entire ice and road trip will cover 31,484 kilometers.
Chris and Julie are ready for the chilling North-to-South-Pole journey. They have more than enough long distance driving experience plus help from a support team riding on Arctic Trucks.
Fox News said the couple completed the 10,000-mile (18,520 kilometers) Mongol Rally through Asia driving a Nissan Leaf in 2017.