A statue of a Monarch Butterfly in Angangueo Mexico in the center of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserves

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A statue of a Monarch Butterfly in Angangueo Mexico in the center of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserves in central Mexico in Michoacan State The town celebrates the Monarch Butterflies which attract tourists from around the world Each year hundreds of millions Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U S and Canada to Oyamel fir forests in the volcanic highlands of central Mexico North American monarchs are the only butterflies that make such a massive journey up to 3 000 miles 4 828 kilometers

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Angangueo, Michoacan, Mexico
Photo credit: © Planetpix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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