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How far did the Manx shearwater travel from Massachusetts back to Britain?
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Migration
A herd of common wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) migrating across a dusty savanna in Africa. The animal is a keystone species (i.e., a species with a disproportionately large effect on its biological community) in plains and acacia savanna ecosystems from southeastern Africa to central Kenya.
The Manx shearwater traveled 4,900 kilometers (3,050 miles) across the Atlantic Ocean to return from Massachusetts to Britain. The bird completed this journey in 12 1/2 days.1