香蕉视频直播

Skip to content

Thousands of Amazonian butterflies return to Vancouver Aquarium

Exhibit to feature a wide variety of butterflies such as blue morphos, giant owls and heliconians
16842094_web1_Child-with-Malachite-butterfly_Vancouver-Aquarium_Credit-Ocean-Wise_SM

Be surrounded by thousands of Amazonian butterflies at the Vancouver Aquarium as the Graham Amazon Gallery returns.

From now until September, the exhibit will feature a wide variety of butterflies such as blue morphos, giant owls and heliconians, as they feed on nectar and disappear under their camouflage on tree trunks.

VIDEO:

The rainforest re-creation reveals the unique life cycles of butterflies and their roles within the ecosystem, as well as the challenges facing the tropical region.

香蕉视频直播淎lmost 90 per cent of the world香蕉视频直播檚 leading food crops rely on animal pollinators like butterflies,香蕉视频直播 said assistant curator Andrea Cotter in a news release on Tuesday. 香蕉视频直播淭hey are an important animal for us to conserve and encourage.香蕉视频直播

More than 4,000 species have been identified in the Amazon rainforest, with hundreds more to be discovered.

Like us on and follow us on



About the Author: Black Press Media Staff

Read more