Every year, one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in Mexico takes place in the forested mountains west of Mexico City. During the fall, colonies of monarch butterflies migrate here from colder northern climates to find warmth and begin their breeding season. These huge flying colonies can contain as many as 20 million monarchs, which make use of air currents to travel as far as 100 nautical miles per day. The monarchs remain in Mexico from around November to March.
Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
Today in History
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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Arches National Park, Utah
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Ludwig’s palace
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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National Bison Day
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Spring equinox
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Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
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American bison
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Happy Fathers Day!
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International Museum Day
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Celebrating Festivus
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Groundhog Day
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Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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Old Town Quito
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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The birth of Bauhaus
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National Napping Day
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St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan
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A night of art and culture
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Twas a night just like tonight
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Protecting endangered giants
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Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!