[Leps-l] Remarkable news!

[Steve Plumb]

Amazing, I had expected the numbers to be way down. I assumed the migration had stalled as the woods here in Maine were full of Monarchs all winter long. In fact it wasn't until just today, April 1st, that the butterflies are beginning to disperse.

Steve Plumb

> On Apr 1, 2022, at 7:20 AM, Neil Jones <neil at aurinia.co.uk> wrote:
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> The delay in reporting the figures for the size of the Mexican monarch overwintering colonies has been explained today in a remarkable revelation.
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> The results of a top secret research project have finally been revealed to the public. The findings have caused ripples of excitement across the scientific community. A research group of paleontologists has been working in the area of the colonies and they have made some remarkable finds.
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> Subfossil bones dating back to around only 2 millennia ago have been unearthed from the nearby forest. Detailed examination by experts has shown they belong to an giant species of ape. The ape named Gigantopithecus epimenides by experts is believed to be an extinct 10 foot tall orangutan which lived swinging from the trees in the oyalmel forests.
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> Work on excavating the bones delayed the counting work but it was done with extreme care to avoid disturbing the butterflies.
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>  Professor Jan van Leugenaarsdorp of San Serriffe University said,"It seems there really were bigfoot creatures around until at least 2000 years ago and it does appear they were monarch watchers."
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> Neil Jones neil at aurinia.co.uk
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> 1st April 2022
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