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The Arctic tern flies about 70,000 km every year.

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Arctic terns breed in the Arctic and spend the northern winter in the Antarctic, the longest regular migration of any animal. Over its life, one tern can fly a distance equal to going to the Moon and back several times.

Source: Arctic tern (Wikipedia)

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