The magic of monarch butterflies

A miraculous migration
Imagine leaving Kentucky for a small area in Mexico, where you have never been, and getting there without a map. Monarch butterfly migration spans about four generations each year — one long lived “super generation” that migrates south to Mexico in the fall and then three to four short lived generations that move north from Mexico in spring and summer.
The “super generation” overwinters in oyamel fir (an evergreen conifer) forests located in c