butterflies

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An ankle monitor, a meat slicer, some breast milk, and a package of live butterflies walk into an Uber...except this is not the setup to a joke.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

While Nereyda felt the familiar butterflies about what the next day might bring, AB focused on what mattered to her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

A hundred blue butterflies have been released in Stratford-upon-Avon to mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

She was on the floor of Tía’s apartment, cutting out blue construction paper butterflies for Mariposa while Tía’s telenovelas played across the room.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz