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Little Tich

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Thu Oct 8, 2015, 09:40 PM Oct 2015

Monarch butterflies begin entering Mexico on migration

Source: Yahoo! News / AP

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Monarch butterflies have begun entering Mexico on their annual migration from the United States and Canada.

Mexico's Environment Department said Thursday that the orange-and-black butterflies had been spotted by park rangers entering Coahuila state, on the border with Texas.

The butterflies head for the fir- and pine forest of central Mexico, where they spend the winter. No butterfly lives to make the full round trip, and it is unclear how they find the route each year.

Last year, butterflies that reached the wintering grounds covered 2.79 acres (1.13 hectares). That was a 69 percent rebound from the previous February's 1.65 acres (0.67 hectare), which was the lowest since record-keeping began in 1993.

The migratory route can be 3,400 miles (5,470 kilometers) long.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/monarch-butterflies-begin-entering-mexico-migration-231155773.html



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Monarch butterflies begin entering Mexico on migration (Original Post) Little Tich Oct 2015 OP
Build the wall! TexasTowelie Oct 2015 #1
Build the dang wall, lol Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #2
That would be beautiful to see in person davidpdx Oct 2015 #3
Go Butterflys! Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2015 #4
Such a tiny wintering grounds! Such a long trip! colorado_ufo Oct 2015 #5
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