The monitor land lizard showed up on near the house today. It follows a creek that is mostly dry at this time of year. Although a land monitor can grow up to a meter and a half long and weight 10 kilograms, they have a remarkably small range. In a high-quality area like this neighbhourhood, this monitor will likely never travel more than a few hundred meters from where it was hatched. This is even though their lifespan is around 20 or 22 years! So, I'm pretty sure this is the same one we have seen again and again.
On the other side of the wanderlust coin, Arctic terns are the undisputed champions of range. The birds fly from Greenland and Iceland to the Antarctic ice pack and back. As they don't fly in a straight line each has an annual round trip of 100,000 to 150,000 kms per year. Arctic terns can live up to 30 years; so, you do the math!
Human vary greatly within their species. Many folks may live quite close to their place of birth for their entire lives. Whereas others, seem to have been wired to be on the go. I'm adding this because Jay and I talked a little more about NEXT winter. Our trips are to different places each year and that requires a lot of pre-planning. Sometimes I say that the planning is half of the fun because there is a lot to learn if one is going to go someplace to live for three or four months!