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Each year, a few towns in California are greeted by the arrival of tens of thousands of monarch butterflies.  Pacific Grove, California, is the peculiar destination of a huge quantity of such butterflies each year.

Each year, a few towns in California are greeted by the arrival of tens of thousands of monarch butterflies.  Pacific Grove, California, is the peculiar destination of a huge quantity of such butterflies each year.

The [[Public Broadcasting Service]] provides a description of the phenomenon, without any possible explanation.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/voyagers.html</ref>    This report notes that one butterfly was tracked along a 1,870 mile route, from Ontario to Mexico.  Its actual flight distance could easily have been two or even three times greater, because butterflies do not fly in straight lines.

The [[PBS|Public Broadcasting Service]] provides a description of the phenomenon, without any possible explanation.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/voyagers.html</ref>    This report notes that one butterfly was tracked along a 1,870 mile route, from Ontario to Mexico.  Its actual flight distance could easily have been two or even three times greater, because butterflies do not fly in straight lines.

How do the butterflies navigate themselves?  This confounds purely materialistic explanation.

How do the butterflies navigate themselves?  This confounds purely materialistic explanation.

Even more remarkable is how many butterflies die during the migration, and yet their offspring continue on the same journey nevertheless.

Even more remarkable is how many butterflies die during the migration, and yet their offspring continue on the same journey nevertheless.