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Unraveling the Great Butterfly Migration Mystery
The monarch butterfly migration is one of nature’s greatest events. This orange-winged wonder travels up to 4,500 km from all over North America to spend the winter hanging from oyamel fir trees in central Mexico’s mountain forests. I...
SciShow
5 Animals With (Understandably) Poor Judgment
Evolution is a long, slow process - but sometimes, changes (often caused by humans) happen too quickly for a species to properly adjust. These scenarios are called evolutionary traps, and can lead species to make...
SciShow
The Secret Behind Elephant Seals Migration
Elephant seals are among the only known animals on earth to migrate twice a year, but how they do it makes the already incredible feat even more astounding.
SciShow
The Disappearing Monarch and the Oldest Mammal on Earth
SciShow News starts the new year off with unusual animal news, including a crisis for the iconic monarch butterfly, and new research into what makes bowhead whales the longest-living mammals on Earth.
Curated Video
What Is the Butterfly Effect and How Might It Be Real?
What is the butterfly effect? The Real Butterfly Effect -- Imagine this scenario, a butterfly flutters its wings in Brazil, and it sets off a cascade of events over the course of time, which results in the...
Curated Video
Mexico - Exploring the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that serves as a winter haven for millions of monarch butterflies. Each year, these butterflies migrate around 3000 miles from North America to this unique...
Curated Video
Championing the Monarchs: A Journey of Conservation
Join Francisco Gutierrez on a captivating journey following the annual migration of Monarch butterflies from Quebec to southern Mexico. Witness the incredible dedication and passion as he flies alongside these majestic creatures in an...
Curated Video
Monarch Butterflies in Spanish | Easy Spanish Conversation | Mariposas Monarca
Learn about Monarch butterflies in Spanish by listening to Juan and Pamela's conversation about these amazing creatures. Pamela and Juan share information about the life cycle and migration of the Monarch butterflies. In this video, you...
Science360
Surprising Reasons Why We Need Biodiversity
The hangout covers the benefits of biodiversity—and which benefits have been scientifically tested; how biodiversity boosts innovation; and how researchers are measuring biodiversity in the face of environmental...
Brave Wilderness
HANDS get DESTROYED by Fire Ants!
On this episode of Base Camp, Coyote, Mark and Mario take a look at the time Coyote’s hands got completely destroyed by Fire Ants!
Next Animation Studio
Monarch butterfly populations decline by 86 percent in a year
Conservation groups have reported an 86 percent decline in the populations of the iconic monarch butterfly in California.
Barcroft Media
The 11-Year-Old Insect Collector With 1400 Bugs
CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA - SEPTEMBER 22: WHILE most 11 year olds are only interested in watching YouTube videos and playing Fortnite, Shelby Counterman would rather spend time with her enormous INSECT collection. Shelby from Claremore,...
US Department of Agriculture
Helping Monarch Butterflies
USDA launches a new conservation effort to attract monarch butterflies.
Curated Video
Monarch butterflies added to endangered species list
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has added the migratory monarch butterfly to its list of endangered species.
Curated Video
Butterfly population in US plummets by 22% over last 20 years, study shows
The population of butterflies - the beautiful insects that play a vital role in pollination and the health of ecosystems - has fallen in the United States by more than a fifth this century, according to research spanning hundreds of...
Curated Video
Scientists warn of ongoing butterfly decline in US ecosystems
The population of butterflies - the beautiful insects that play a vital role in pollination and the health of ecosystems - has fallen in the United States by more than a fifth this century, according to research spanning hundreds of...
Curated Video
Monarch butterflies on Fredericton bridge created to send environmental message
Thirty butterflies make up artist and veteran Gary Crosby’s project called A Splash of Colour.
Curated OER
Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are as fragile as they look and a small change of their environment could have a huge impact on their lives. Watch this video to learn about one instance where over 250 million monarch butterflies died.
Be Smart
Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Migration in VR180
Escape into the world of virtual reality to experience the monarch migration! A video presentation allows pupils to view the migration of the monarchs to Mexico from a 180-degree view. A narrator briefly explains the basics of the...
Be Smart
The Mystery of the World’s Greatest Butterfly Migration
Follow the migration of the monarch butterfly from northern North America to southern Mexico. A video explains how monarch butterflies navigate their migration north in the spring and south in the fall. Pupils learn how it takes multiple...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: Raising Monarch Butterflies
A set of activities and a video that look at the life cycle of the monarch butterfly and at its migration to Mexico. The activities include raising butterflies, tagging them, and creating a butterfly garden. [1:42]
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Get Up & Go Play!: Monarch Butterfly Tagging
Playing outside makes kids happier, healthier and stronger! In this segment of KIDS Clubhouse Adventures, co-host Abby Brown and kids head out to safely catch, tag and release monarch butterflies as they travel through the Midwest to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: Migrating Monarchs
In this Kratt brothers videoclip, we learn how Monarch butterflies prepare for their long migratory journey, and what humans can do to help the Monarchs to survive. [2:02]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Monarch Migration
How do Monarch butterflies know where to migrate year after year? In Spanish with English subtitles. [2:47]