A Humpback’s Journey

View Transcript Hide Transcript Humpback whales migrate from warm, tropical waters in winter to colder waters in summer. © www.istockphoto.com/Chad Kruzic

Humpback whales migrate from warm, tropical waters in winter to colder waters in summer.

Have you ever seen birds flying south for the winter? These birds are migrating. A migration is a journey that some animals make. Animals often migrate to find food, warm weather, or a place to have babies. Though birds may be the best-known migrating animals, many animals migrate. One of the most interesting migrating animals is the huge humpback whale.

Each year, humpback whales around the world migrate between polar waters in the summer and tropical waters in the winter. Their route between polar and tropical waters can be over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) long. This means that some humpback whales travel over 300,000 miles (480,000 km) in their lives.