Which shorebird is known for flying roughly 7,500 miles nonstop across the open Pacific Ocean during migration, guided only by magnetic fields and the sun?

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During its nonstop transoceanic migration, what two cues does the bar-tailed godwit primarily rely on to navigate without landing?

Bar-tailed godwits navigate 7,500 miles over open ocean without stopping, using only magnetic fields and the sun.

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Roughly what proportion of its body weight does a blackpoll warbler burn as fuel during its nonstop transatlantic migration flight?

Blackpoll warblers fly nonstop for 86 hours across the Atlantic Ocean, burning half their body weight in fuel.

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Which animal can detect the Earth's magnetic field and uses it as a navigational compass during long-distance migration?

Loggerhead sea turtles can navigate thousands of kilometres of open ocean using Earth's magnetic field as a GPS — and females return to the exact beach where they hatched, sometimes 30 years later.

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Which ocean is the largest and deepest?

The Pacific Ocean is so enormous that all Earth's landmasses combined would fit inside it with room to spare.

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Which mammal native to Australia is known for having venomous spurs?

Platypuses are remarkably bizarre: they lay eggs, produce venom, secrete milk through skin patches rather than nipples, and generate electroreception—all in one animal.

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Which insect has the longest lifespan?

A termite queen can lay 30,000 eggs in a single day—imagine the daycare bill for that productivity level.