The monarch butterfly, one of the most seemingly delicate of all of
nature's animals, proves to be one of the toughest in this reader.
Making the yearly trip from the Northern United States and Canada to the
Oyamel forest of Mexico is no easy task, and it takes five generations
of butterflies in order to do so. Battling cold temperatures and the
threat of starvation, these beautiful insects complete an almost 3,000
mile journey over the course of two months, only to have to turn and
around and head back home.
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