Luckily enough, the poor thing was found andsavedby Debbie Tonner and her loving family.
She seemed unable to fly.
I put her on a flower in the garden.
She fluttered around and flew a few feet.
Then she would fall to the ground.
She would climb back up the flower stem and repeat this fluttering.
Debbie knew there was something wrong there, so she decided to bring the butterfly home.
We continued to put her out every fair weather day.
Always with the same result, the woman said.
We brought her inside for good at this point.
She is part of our family.
Day by day, Debbie and Terra became really close to each other.
The butterfly would start fluttering her wings in excitement each time when she would see the woman nearby.
It was very special to see her feel the sun outside.
She stretched her wings and soaked up the warmth.
Debbie shared her joy.
A special gene for highly efficient muscles gives these mesmerizing butterflies an advantage for long-distance flight.
They use the sun to stay on course and a magnetic compass that helps them navigate on cloudy days.
To scientists, the monarch butterfly is better known as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek means sleepy transformation.
Fewer monarchs hibernating in their traditional forest habitat in Mexico greatly concerns all of us.
This is not the first time weve observed changes in the locations of the largest monarch colonies.
Monarchs are very sensitive to temperature and weather changes.
Therefore, the climate change may affect biological processes, such as knowing when to reproduce and to migrate.
Interestingly enough, they can eat 200 times their weight!
People on the internet were overwhelmed by Debbies genuine gesture
