They need a warm climate to survive, so they migrate south for the winter and return north in the summertime.
Some monarch butterflies do indeed migrate through the state of Colorado. Monarch butterflies migrate to warmer regions during the winter.
Monarch butterflies and gray whales are two animals that migrate back and forth from Mexico to the US. Monarch butterflies travel to Mexico to escape the cold winter temperatures, while gray whales move to warmer waters for breeding.
Monarchs do migrate to warmer climes in winter.
it depends on where the turtles are because when the water gets to cold for them they swim to warmer waters wich are mostly tropical parts of the world and then they end up staying there becaause of the warm water.
Monarch Butterflies
Warmer, semi-tropical southern climates like Mexico.
they migrate to warmer waters.
There is one that we discovered in our house in Caledon Dec 7. maybe it will go into cocoon stage since it found a warm place to hang out.
6 weeks
Most birds migrate in the winter to warm areas. They probably prefer warmer summer temperatures. Some birds stay in the winter months, the ones that prefer the cooler temperatures.
When temperatures drop and food becomes scarce, monarch butterflies migrate to warmer climates, often traveling thousands of miles to reach their winter roosting sites in Mexico or California. During this journey, they rely on stored fat reserves for energy, as they may not find sufficient food sources along the way. In the winter, they enter a state of diapause, significantly reducing their metabolic rate to conserve energy until temperatures rise and food becomes available again in the spring.
Butterflies are cold-blooded and thrive in warmer weather. Migration typically starts in October every year but can start earlier if the weather is cold sooner. They also migrate because larval food plants do not grow in cold weather. Butterflies fly back up north when plants are plentiful.