A
Monarch That Flew the Wrong Way
(More
True Stories About
Tagged Monarch Butterflies)
August,
2002
Once upon a time —August 20, 2002, to be exact—a monarch butterfly
was tagged in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
The
tag was found 221 miles away on September 26, 2002, in Neenah, Wisconsin.
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Look at this
map and find Cannon Falls, Minnesota and Neenah, Wisconsin.
Assume
the butterfly flew in a straight line between the two places (although
this may not be true):
- Which
direction would you expect the butterfly to fly when traveling from
Minnesota to Mexico?
- Which
direction did the monarch fly?
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