A Monarch Butterfly lands on a tourist at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Sierra Pellon central Mexico in Michoacan State. Each year hundreds of millions Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the 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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A Monarch Butterfly lands on a tourist at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Sierra Pellon central Mexico in Michoacan State. Each year hundreds of millions Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the 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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Location: Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
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