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During their migration trips the blue whale can travel thousands of miles from one location to the next. While they migrate most whales will forgo eating food and live primarily off of blubber/body fat and stored calories.
Its purpose is not clear, though it may have a role in mating. Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to 25,000 kilometres (16,000 mi) each year. Humpbacks feed only in summer, in polar waters, and migrate to tropical or subtropical waters to breed and give birth in the winter.