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Discover the Story Behind Mexico's Monarch Butterfly Migration | Atlas Obscura

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  • Опубліковано 8 кві 2019
  • Each year, as winter gives way to spring, monarch butterflies leave the safety of their wintering grounds in central Mexico and migrate north. This means that places like the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary in Mexico are perfect for marveling at the ten of millions of monarch butterflies surrounding you. But the history behind the scientific discoveries and the significance to the local culture are just as fascinating as the butterflies themselves.
    Check out the companion video from Joe Hanson from It’s Okay to Be Smart to learn more about these monarch butterflies! • Unraveling the Great B...
    Joe also filmed a VR180 video about the butterflies! Click here to watch that-and remember to look up! • Mexico’s Monarch Butte...
    We got to see these monarch butterflies in February 2019, and we were so excited about it, we’ll be going back in 2020! Keep an eye out for 2020 lineup announcements, or sign up for our Trips newsletter and be the first to know. www.atlasobscura.com/unusual-...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 68

  • @atlasobscura
    @atlasobscura  5 років тому +22

    We loved working with our friends from It's Okay To Be Smart on this video! Check out their companion video here. ua-cam.com/video/fBakLuH6kDY/v-deo.html

  • @besmart
    @besmart 5 років тому +51

    Thanks for letting us join you on this trip, we had so much fun telling this story!

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому +1

      Thank YOU for coming out! So fun marveling at the butterflies :)

    • @ziggyoickle3445
      @ziggyoickle3445 5 років тому +2

      "Scientists in North America and Canada"
      Am I missing something?

  • @nolanwestrich2602
    @nolanwestrich2602 5 років тому +37

    Especially since this is a collaboration video, I'd expect that this video would have more views. More people need to see this.

  • @LuminousLibro
    @LuminousLibro 5 років тому +14

    I grew up near Michoacan, and visited the Monarch butterfly sanctuary when I was in my teens in the 1990s. It was the most amazing experience of my life, and I will never forget it.

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому +1

      Oh, we're glad you got to see it! It truly is something that has to be seen to really appreciate the majesty of the phenomenon.

    • @LuminousLibro
      @LuminousLibro 5 років тому +3

      @@atlasobscura I remember sitting on a bench in one of the parks, and several Monarch butterflies landed on me. You couldn't walk the trails without going very slowly for fear of stepping on them. They covered the trees and the ground. Anytime you stood still for more than a minute, they would land on your head and arms. It was so magical!

  • @wilsonhuang4663
    @wilsonhuang4663 Рік тому +3

    On our wedding trip in 2016, we went from central China to CDMX then to Zitacuatro in order to reach the sanctuary. We were so amazed by the butterflies. We stayed at a hotel J&M and the host couple planned all the journey for us to ride and hike onto the mountain top. Golden memories, especially treasured during covid years thereafter.

  • @IntrepidFraidyCat
    @IntrepidFraidyCat 5 років тому +22

    I would love to go see that for myself! I live outside of a small town (about an 1hr from Corpus Christi, Texas)and the monarchs migrate through each year. Our trees are filled with them. I saved one about a year ago....it was cold and it was in the shade. It was nearly stepped on by one of the dogs! I gently scooped it up and cupped my hands around it to warm it. Then released it on the sunny side of the house. That made my day.❤️🦋

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому +3

      That's such a lovely story, thank you for sharing :) We've heard lots of stories too from some of our readers in California, too, apparently they were out in full force in Southern California earlier this year!

    • @JasonGoldman
      @JasonGoldman 5 років тому +2

      We'll be running this trip again next year, so keep your eyes on the Atlas Obscura trips page if you'd like to join us! The last trip sold out in less than 24 hours, so you'll have to be fast :-)

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому +1

      and tagging on to @@JasonGoldman 's comment, here is our Trips page! Feel free to subscribe to our newsletter too to get first looks at all the new trips we're running... atlasobscura.com/trips

  • @thejojoproductions2532
    @thejojoproductions2532 5 років тому +10

    I was directed here from IOTBS and was drawn by how beautifully shot this video was. Instantly subscribed and I can’t believe this channel only has 64k subs, this channel is truly a gem. Keep up the good work!

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому

      Thank you for subscribing! Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay, and thank you for the kind words :)

  • @skylerjayy9956
    @skylerjayy9956 5 років тому +6

    I never realized how beautiful the story behind these butterflies are, it's so wholesome. Great video!

  • @paulakelly6457
    @paulakelly6457 5 років тому +17

    Absolutely amazing! This is definitely on my bucket list now

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому +1

      It's SUCH a gorgeous sight! You should definitely try to go!

    • @19ars92
      @19ars92 5 років тому +1

      there is also one of the largest fireflies sanctuaries in mexico, google it.

  • @PaolaEP
    @PaolaEP 5 років тому +7

    I’ve been there and it’s absolutely incredible, you guys should have come sooner tho, it’s a dream come true to see them

  • @eduardocastaneda189
    @eduardocastaneda189 4 роки тому +2

    i am from here , and i am waching this, i don´t know why, i love it

  • @SusanSharma-WildbytesTV
    @SusanSharma-WildbytesTV 5 років тому +5

    Beautiful video. Conservation on the ground. Great effort in community based conservation

  • @angelcm156
    @angelcm156 5 років тому +18

    I'ts so weird seeing the español partes subbed to english, cuase my brain is like, mm wich one I pay attention to, english or the native spanish? Still great video.

    • @LuminousLibro
      @LuminousLibro 5 років тому

      Hey, me too! #bilingualproblems

    • @angelcm156
      @angelcm156 5 років тому

      Indeed @@LuminousLibro

  • @jeffreytaylor3063
    @jeffreytaylor3063 2 роки тому +1

    There is a rest stop for the Monarchs at the Red Arroyo in San Angelo, TX. Not as many as in the forests of Michoacan but enough to take my breath away.

  • @kimberlyhornikel771
    @kimberlyhornikel771 3 роки тому +2

    great video. I loved that you touched on the fact that this has been happening for generations, and we (north americans) were just unaware of it. I see that you want to credit the people who "discovered" where they go, but I think you should have presented it in a more local centric format. Let them tell the whole story, not take second fiddle to the people who "discovered" it.

  • @martinromero225
    @martinromero225 3 роки тому

    This was absolutely fascinating!! A great video and I hope to go back to Mexico one day with my family to see this spectacle :)

  • @ellyjett
    @ellyjett 5 років тому +1

    Well this video turned me into a subscriber! I always loved watching Monarchs flit around the family garden in the upper Midwest.

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому

      Hello! Welcome! Thank you for joining us :) Aren't the butterflies just beautiful?

  • @lauraw.7008
    @lauraw.7008 2 місяці тому

    On my bucket-list.

  • @MrMineHeads.
    @MrMineHeads. 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful!

  • @rtfitch
    @rtfitch 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for sharing...

  • @josuearias5434
    @josuearias5434 5 років тому +3

    amazing work and histories, keep it up

  • @adorablehorrorfrombeyond1462
    @adorablehorrorfrombeyond1462 2 роки тому

    Well, this place is going straight to my top travel priorities. Just thinking about seeing the migration is literally making me cry

  • @mushroombluegoddess6440
    @mushroombluegoddess6440 6 місяців тому

    Our planet is so beautiful ❤️

  • @dolapod1787
    @dolapod1787 2 роки тому

    Incredible

  • @roseannlively9458
    @roseannlively9458 3 роки тому +1

    I would like to know if there is a tour group or how to go about visiting this place. It is on my bucket list and I feel inadequate on how to start planning a trip to a place like this.

  • @sarthakbhole3724
    @sarthakbhole3724 5 років тому +1

    Great piece!

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому

      Thanks! We couldn't have done it without our friends at It's Okay To Be Smart and our amazing Atlas Obscura Trips Guides!

    • @sarthakbhole3724
      @sarthakbhole3724 5 років тому

      @@atlasobscura You're welcome. Subscribed to your channel already. Just keep on making such videos.

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому

      @@sarthakbhole3724 aw, thanks! We love making videos like this, so fear not :)

    • @yeseniaramos8745
      @yeseniaramos8745 4 роки тому

      Hi what's up

  • @aliblack-jg8zz
    @aliblack-jg8zz Рік тому

    Wow😮

  • @deepsaha9085
    @deepsaha9085 2 роки тому

    If we have compassion and love we can do wonders.

  • @mariagarcia4160
    @mariagarcia4160 4 роки тому +1

    I need help. What's the easiest better way to get there?
    Morelia or Mexico City?

  • @johngjerry1892
    @johngjerry1892 3 роки тому +1

    😂we have lots butterflies coming here in Naples Florida my garden farms too because of lots people don’t grow flowers & food for butterflies this why butterflies are looking for where they can lives! In winter we still have lots butterflies 😂🇺🇸✌️👊😊

  • @susangould5746
    @susangould5746 4 роки тому

    wow

  • @holeshothunter5544
    @holeshothunter5544 4 роки тому

    Where they come FROM is SANTA CRUZ, Ca

  • @zacharydasilva6097
    @zacharydasilva6097 Рік тому

    Where can you buy the Abies Religiosa tree or seeds?

  • @alx81
    @alx81 5 років тому +1

    No aprendí nada. Como hacen el viaje?

    • @atlasobscura
      @atlasobscura  5 років тому +1

      Hola Alx! Organizamos viajes en todos partes del mundo y este viaje en particular es con nuestro guías de ciencias. Puede visitar nuestro página del red sobre nuestros viajes aquí: www.atlasobscura.com/unusual-trips

  • @newbie4789
    @newbie4789 3 роки тому

    This actually made me tier. If Monarch butterfly ever got threatened by human intervention, and got to the point of extinction (which I hope never happens at all), that will be a regret, a bloody stain, on humanity.
    At that point humanity should better stop living

  • @tobiaschaparro2372
    @tobiaschaparro2372 3 роки тому

    Lmao my man has the most Mexican accent ever.🤣
    Viva Mexico wey, saludos desde Paraguay.

  • @Juhanikki.
    @Juhanikki. 5 років тому

    The views are coming. Be patient.

  • @Asmi-TheReader
    @Asmi-TheReader 8 місяців тому

    Hi... May I know the exact reason "Why can't monarch butterflies survive the winter like other butterflies"???

  • @davidonfim2381
    @davidonfim2381 5 років тому +3

    I don't know why people insist on "discovery" being an absolute term. When someone says that they discovered a new restaurant, they're not saying that the restaurant was a natural phenomenon that magically became populated with chefs and waiters and whatnot when that person laid eyes upon it. They're just saying that they found something that was new *to them*.
    Similarly, one culture/group can absolutely discover something that the locals knew about for many years. When people talk about the discovery of where the monarchs migrated to, they're talking about the scientific community becoming aware of it. There's nothing wrong, or racist, or inaccurate about saying things like that. That's what the word "discovery" means.

  • @jorge16178
    @jorge16178 8 місяців тому

    Science communicator is an annoying title

  • @nordimejia5790
    @nordimejia5790 Рік тому

    Don't be lazy walk. It is not that far.

  • @nordimejia5790
    @nordimejia5790 Рік тому

    Ejido does not work... TBH