New Delhi: The world is watching the Amur falcons. The humble raptor, which was once being massacred by the hundreds in Nagaland, now has its very own fanbase — a faction of the internet that is glued to the travails of their journey. Three birds, which are being monitored using a satellite tracker, have travelled across geographies — forests, continents, and oceans.

Apapang, Alang, and Ahu have travelled from the jungles of Manipur to the arid grasslands of the Horn of Africa in a miraculous five days. Apapang made the journey in one go, without a single layover or detour. This translates to roughly 6,100 kms in six days and eight hours. Alang stopped over in Telangana and in Maharashtra. While Ahu, a female bird, took a “relatively shorter route” to Somalia.

Snippets of their journey

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