The Average Monarch Flying From Canada to Mexico

A butterfly that lives for one month all year long just suddenly lives eight times as long? That's right. It's like a person deciding to live until they're 600 years old because they want to get more stuff done. And then there's the math of how a butterfly, this dainty little thing, flies from Canada to Mexico. Have you ever watched a butterfly? They are not going anywhere fast. So how on earth do they suddenly straighten it out and focus on a single direction?