A new study has revealed that there is a type of whale that is ready to travel far and long distances in order to find a life partner. The research stated that some humpback whales travel 6000 km in search of a mate during their breeding season. Researchers from the association found “Whale Trust Maui”, One male whale traveled from the coast of Mexico to the Uwau Canal off Maui, a distance of 5,944 kilometers, which took only 49 days, to search for his mate, and for his part, James Darling, the search leader confirmed, He couldn’t believe the distance the whale had traveled to find a mate, stressing that “this discovery really changes our idea about whales.””, according to the Russian “Sputnik” agency.

The researchers studied a database that includes images of more than 26,000 individual humpback whales, captured since 1977. The researchers focused in particular on two male humpback whales, which were photographed in both Hawaii and Mexico during the same winter breeding seasons..

In 2006, the first whale was found traveling 4,545 km in 53 days, leaving a group off the Ouao Channel to join a group of 3 whales off Clarion Island in Mexico..

As for the second whale, it traveled 5,944 kilometers in 2018, from Zihuatanejo in Mexico to the Uwau Channel off Maui, and it took only 49 days to complete its journey, When the Houthis reached their destination, they found themselves one of 7 males chasing a single female. On average, humpback whales swim at a speed of about 4 kilometers per hour.