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Monarchs

Suitcase Exhibition

Monarchs, set up on a table.

Carol Campbell © Canadian Museum of Nature

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Monarchs is a suitcase-sized exhibition filled to the brim with computer interactives, specimens, games, books, posters and more! "Virtually" tag a monarch butterfly, test your survival skills in Mexico or watch a chrysalis transform into a beautiful butterfly. See if you can tell the difference between a monarch and its copycat cousin the viceroy. You've heard about Snakes and Ladders? Well how about playing Caterpillars and Clusters? Try to find butterfly expert and enthusiast Dr. Lincoln Brower at the Butterfly Parade or make a butterfly headband and hold a parade of your own.

Components

  • 3 interactive computer games
  • 3 specimen boxes
  • 4 graphic panels
  • 12 activity sheets
  • games, puzzles and puppets
  • books, videos and CD-ROMs

Space Requirements

A monarch (Danaus plexippus).

Donald R. Gunn © Canadian Museum of Nature

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  • the suitcase weighs less than 30 kg (66 lb.)
  • when set up, the contents occupy approximately two tabletops

Special Requirements

  • tables
  • security and environmental controls
  • active staff participation to organize and present programmes
  • TV and VCR to view videos
  • computer for CD-ROMs

Cost

  • loan fee starts at $175
  • one-way shipping fees are extra

Availability

  • contact us to find out when this exhibition is available

Information and Reservations

Rachel Gervais

Monarchs on a fir.

Barry Peers © Canadian Museum of Nature

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Until 1975, no one knew where the monarchs of eastern North America went for the winter. Canadian scientist Fred Urquhart spent 15 years developing a tag for a butterfly's wing, and then 20 years plotting the journeys of subsequently tagged butterflies on a map. In 1972 he found a pattern that suggested the monarchs were flying to Mexico. Two dedicated volunteers combed the mountainous countryside, and in 1975 they discovered millions of monarchs wintering on trees in central Mexico.

Where to See It

To book this exhibition, or for more info:
Rachel Gervais
• rgervais@mus-nature.ca
• Tel: 613.566.4211
• Toll-free: 1.800.263.4433.