Flutter! at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo | 3900 Wildlife Way | Cleveland, OH 44109 (See Map)
July 4, 2009
Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Detail:
Experience hundreds of exotic butterflies as they fly freely amid colorful tropical plants and flowers in the Zoo's Public Greenhouse.
Butterflies native to Central and South America arrive weekly in chrysalis form (butterfly cocoon) from a butterfly sanctuary in Costa Rica. They hatch in a special chrysalis case inside the Public Greenhouse so Zoo visitors may witness the amazing transformation from chrysalis to butterfly.
Large and brightly colored, the exotic assortment of species includes the blue morpho, yellow apricot and pink cattle heart butterflies. Zoo visitors will also learn interesting butterfly facts (did you know that butterflies taste with their feet and that butterfly wings are actually transparent?) and information on butterfly conservation.
Currently, 24 species of butterflies and moths are listed as threatened or endangered in the United States. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Butterfly Conservation Initiative helps coordinate government and private agency conservation efforts. As a partner, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo supports butterfly conservation, education and recovery.
Flutter! is free with regular Zoo admission.
Butterflies native to Central and South America arrive weekly in chrysalis form (butterfly cocoon) from a butterfly sanctuary in Costa Rica. They hatch in a special chrysalis case inside the Public Greenhouse so Zoo visitors may witness the amazing transformation from chrysalis to butterfly.
Large and brightly colored, the exotic assortment of species includes the blue morpho, yellow apricot and pink cattle heart butterflies. Zoo visitors will also learn interesting butterfly facts (did you know that butterflies taste with their feet and that butterfly wings are actually transparent?) and information on butterfly conservation.
Currently, 24 species of butterflies and moths are listed as threatened or endangered in the United States. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Butterfly Conservation Initiative helps coordinate government and private agency conservation efforts. As a partner, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo supports butterfly conservation, education and recovery.
Flutter! is free with regular Zoo admission.
Where:
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3900 Wildlife Way
Cleveland, OH 44109
Contact:
216-661-6500
Website:
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Category:
Museum/Zoo/Attraction
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