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Winners Gallery | Science/Natural History | First Place
First Place
Ronald W. Erdrich
The Abilene Reporter-News

"Migrant Butterfly"
Second Place
Mattias Klum
National Geographic Magazine

"Virgin rainforest in Borneo cleared for oil palm plantation"
Third Place
Brian Skerry
National Geographic Magazine

"Secret Worlds"

Award of Excellence
Brent lewin
Freelance
"Urban Jungle"

Award of Excellence
Paul Nicken
National Geographic Magazine

"Svalbard Norway-The High Arctic at Risk"

Award of Excellence
Brian Skerry
National Geographic Magazine

"Eye Of The Whale"

Award of Excellence
Brian Skerry
National Geographic Magazine

"First Encounter"

First Place
Ronald W. Erdrich
The Abilene Reporter-News

"migrant butterfly"

Butterflies like this male Queen (Danaus gilippus) are a popular sight at the Abilene Zoo's Butterfly Garden as they and their cousin the Monarch (Danaus plexippus) migrate through Texas on their way to Mexico each autumn. Queens are indigenous to most of the southern tier of the United States, as well as Central America. They don't travel quite as far as the Monarch, which is known to live as far north as Alaska but sometimes migrates thousands of miles to warmer climes in order to survive winter. Unlike the Monarch, Queens have been known to live through the winter and mate in the springtime.  
 

 

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