Be Smart
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 seemingly-illogical...
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
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 change. Guests: Bradley...
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 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]