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These lovely orange, black and white creatures do absolutely incredible things.
这些橙、黑、白三色交织的可爱生物，在做着非常不可思议的事情。
Found in North, Central and South America and a few other places in the world, the monarch butterfly starts life by being born on a milkweed leaf.
主要生活在北美洲、中美洲和南美洲以及世界上其他一些地方的帝王蝶，通常是出生在马利筋的叶子上。
They quickly fatten up to become colorful caterpillars, and it's not long till they start the incredible transformation from pupa into something really rather magical.
它们很快就会长成五颜六色的毛毛虫，然后过不了多久，它们就开始从蛹变成一种神奇的生物。
In only a matter of hours, the monarch is ready to fly.
只需要几个小时，帝王蝶就可以飞起来了。
From baby egg to butterfly in just around a month, it's one of the most startling transformations of the whole animal kingdom.
从卵到蝴蝶只用了大约一个月的时间，这是整个动物王国中最令人吃惊的转变之一。
The monarch butterfly can travel thousands of miles.
帝王蝶可以飞行数千英里。
And when the wind is right, even to Great Britain.
如果风向合适，甚至可以到达大不列颠。
Welcome to Great Britain!
欢迎来到大不列颠！
Some of the journeys are so long, only the butterfly's grandchildren get to make it home, sometimes resting in the same tree as their grandparents before them.
有些旅程太长了，只有帝王蝶的孙子才能安全到达，而它们有时会和自己的祖父母在同一棵树上休息。
The monarch butterfly certainly deserves to be called "an amazing animal"!
帝王蝶绝对配得上“一种神奇的动物”这一称号！
