Name the bird that migrates from the North Pole to the South Pole and back
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Arctic tern
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swallow
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crane
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penguin
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Correct answer
Explanation
The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) makes the longest migration of any animal, flying from its Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctic waters and back each year. This pole-to-pole journey covers approximately 71,000 km annually. Swallows and cranes migrate but not this extreme distance, and penguins are flightless.