Migratory birds travel astronomical distances every year, spanning the entire globe.
Have you ever wondered how birds prepare for global migration? Or how far they travel?
Join Dr Sophie Calabretto as she chats to Cosmos journalist Imma Perfetto about migratory birds, how they navigate their way around and what they go through to endure the long journeys.
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Originally published by Cosmos as The migratory birds that are breaking world records
Imma Perfetto
Imma Perfetto is a science journalist at Cosmos. She has a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Science Communication from the University of Adelaide.
Sophie Calabretto
Dr Sophie Calabretto is a mathematician specialising in fluid mechanics. She is Honorary Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University and Honorary Associate Professor, at the ACE Research Group, University of Leicester.
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