Migration of the Monarch

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
NOVA The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders Monarch Butterfly Lepidopteran Insect Long Distance Migration Homing Instinct Milkweed Caterpillar Larva Egg Pupa Winter Extreme Climate Environment Habitat Survival Signal Stimulus Autumnal Equinox Temperature Trigger Sunlight Solar Navigation Mapping Theory Mexico Tropics Convergence Cluster Swarm Mountain Range Forest Mating Colonies seasonal migration trans-volcanic range
Subjects
Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Migration of the Monarch

It is one of the most impressive displays of migratorial instinct and ability in the animal kingdom: Each year millions of monarch butterflies migrate from eastern Canada and the United States to Mexico -- a journey of more than two thousand miles for some. This video segment from NOVA: The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders explores why monarchs make such an epic journey and how they manage to do it.
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PBS Learning Media

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