Bird Migration

African Penguin

Migration route 1

Frequently alternates between moving and eating, with regular rest stops and occasional orientation.

Route sequence

60 letters

1 EVVEVEVEVE

11 VEVEVEVEVE

21 VEVERVEVEV

31 EVEERVVREO

41 RVRVEVEVER

51 OROEERVVRE

V Moving 24
E Eating 24
R Resting 9
O Orienting 3

Four observations

Each observation has 5 letters. Easy observations occur once; hard observations occur 2–4 times. Each index lists the three observation k-mers and two distractors.

Observation 1

easy

R V R V E

k = 3 RVRVRVRVE

Alphabetically sorted k-mer index for observation 1, with all candidate start positions numbered from 1.
K-mer	Candidate positions
ERO	49
RVE	25, 43
RVR	41
VRV	42
VVR	36, 57

Observation 2

easy

R O E E R

k = 3 ROEOEEEER

Alphabetically sorted k-mer index for observation 2, with all candidate start positions numbered from 1.
K-mer	Candidate positions
EER	33, 54
OEE	53
ROE	52
ROR	50
VEE	32

Observation 3

hard

E E R V V

k = 3 EERERVRVV

Alphabetically sorted k-mer index for observation 3, with all candidate start positions numbered from 1.
K-mer	Candidate positions
EER	33, 54
ERV	24, 34, 55
ROE	52
RVV	35, 56
VEE	32

Observation 4

hard

E R V V R

k = 3 ERVRVVVVR

Alphabetically sorted k-mer index for observation 4, with all candidate start positions numbered from 1.
K-mer	Candidate positions
ERV	24, 34, 55
RVV	35, 56
VRE	37, 58
VRV	42
VVR	36, 57