In the autumn the monarch butterfly flies from Canada to Mexico, which is a distance of approximately 3,200 kilometres (2,000 miles).
Slick work
Slick work The endangered jackass penguins under threat from
the large oil spill off Cape Town, South Africa, are being saved.
The South African National Foundation for the Conservation of
Coastal Birds has removed 4,500 birds for cleaning and another
10,000 birds will join them within days. The foundation hopes to
rescue the colony of 20,000 birds, including 6,000 chicks from
their home on Robben Island. 29 JUNE 2000
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