Rodolfo Quinio
The Red Knot • A Story of Survival ©
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Every spring, the Red Knot migrates from their winter home in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina to Southhampton Island in the Canadian Arctic for breeding & in the fall they return to Tierra del Fuego. The total distance between Tierra del Fuego & Southhampton Island is approximately 9,300 miles. Every year, they had to fly 18,600 miles. Theirs is a story of survival. Along the way are predators. Along the way may also be a lack of food to sustain their long journey. They arrive in the shores of NJ on Delaware Bay fully emaciated & must have the Horseshoe Crab eggs for nourishment & enable them to further fly north to the Canadian Arctic.
The Red Knot • A Story of Survival ©
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Every spring, the Red Knot migrates from their winter home in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina to Southhampton Island in the Canadian Arctic for breeding & in the fall they return to Tierra del Fuego. The total distance between Tierra del Fuego & Southhampton Island is approximately 9,300 miles. Every year, they had to fly 18,600 miles. Theirs is a story of survival. Along the way are predators. Along the way may also be a lack of food to sustain their long journey. They arrive in the shores of NJ on Delaware Bay fully emaciated & must have the Horseshoe Crab eggs for nourishment & enable them to further fly north to the Canadian Arctic.