Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly

Explore every stage of the butterfly’s life cycle in vibrant close-up, from egg to adult

Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly is a 56-minute narrated film that unfolds along the shores of Cape Ann and in the heart of Mexico’s forested volcanic mountains. Every stage of the butterfly’s life cycle is experienced in vibrant close-up, from mating to egg to caterpillar to adult, and set against the backdrop of sea and forest, sun and wind.

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