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The Developing History of Monarch Butterflies

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Collection of James Pettiver

James pettiver was an apothecary in london. He collected the oldest specimens of monarchs known to white europeans. But his work came at a price that's really not acknowledged most of the time. His relationships with explorers and sailors who he asked to pick up unique items as they travelled around the world were often slave surgeons or captains, so no one could claim ignorance.

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