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What's the most popular insect in the world? You guessed it, butterflies! London's Natural History Museum put on a special exhibit to honor the elegant insect called Sensational Butterflies, and hundreds of tropical and rare butterfly species were released into the enclosure, much to the delight of visiting children. Butterflies of all shapes, sizes, and colors landed on visitors, giving them an opportunity to meet and greet the butterflies. Hundreds of different types of butterflies from South and Central America, Asia and Africa freely circle around the visitors, landing at their leisure. Among the rare species, visitors could find Blue Morpho, Great Eggfly, Owl butterfly, and Swallow Tail butterfly types. The exhibit features a special room where visitors can watch as butterflies complete their metamorphosis, transforming from caterpillars to the winged wonders we know and love. Kids can watch as the newborn butterlies get to emerge from their chrysalis and spread their wings for the first time. The tropical environment, complete with vines, flowers and folioage, is heated to mimic the temperature and humidity of the natural habitat for most the of species. However, the luscious jungle-like exhibit provides an excellent opportunity to search for camouflaged caterpillars hiding amongst the foilage and butterflies feeding on nectar and fruit. The Butterfly House team is on hand to give more info about each individual species and give hints on how to find them. The exhibition will run until September 17.
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Oct 11 (EFE).- Hundreds of animals affected by the volcano eruption on Spain's La Palma island remained Monday in a shelter set up at the IES Eusebio Barreto school, with helps of volunteers and animal associations as they waited to be reunited with their owners. (Camera: EFE).B-ROLL OF ANIMAL SHELTER SET UP TO TAKE CARE OF ANIMALS AFFECTED BY THE ERUPTION OF LA PALMA VOLCANO, ON LA PALMA ISLAND, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Panama City, Oct 2 (EFE).- Hundreds of people brought their pets, dogs, cats, rabbits and even parakeets, to get the rabies vaccine in Panama City during a vaccination drive organized by the Ministry of Health (Minsa) to mark the World Animal Day, which has been celebrated annually on Oct. 4 since 1929. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE BRING THEIR PETS TO GET THE RABIES VACCINE IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.
Masaya, May 1 (EFE).- Two endangered tapirs were born hours apart at the National Zoo of Nicaragua, in the department of Masaya, south of Managua, the center reported.A male and a female, still unnamed, were born at dawn on Friday and Saturday in perfect health, the director of that center, Eduardo Sacasa, told EFE.The births in captivity occurs within the framework of a project that seeks to conserve this species, endangered due to the destruction of its habitat and uncontrolled hunting, explained the expert on exotic animals. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS). SHOT LIST: A PAIR OF ENDANGERED TAPIRS, AT THE NATIONAL ZOO, IN MASAYA, NICARAGUA.
Choquekota, Feb 23 (EFE).- Two female condors rescued in a rural Bolivian community were returned to their natural habitat on Tuesday after undergoing a rehabilitation process in the municipal biopark of La Paz and as an investigation is underway in the south of the country into the death of around 30 such birds by poisoning.The birds, named Choquekota and Retamani, were released on a hill near the rural community of Choquekota, in the southern municipality of Palca of the capital city. (Camera: GINA BALDIVIESO). SHOT LIST: TWO CONDORS BEING RETURNED TO THEIR NATURAL HABITAT ON A HILL NEAR THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF CHOQUEKOTA, BOLIVIA.
Cochabamba (Bolivia), Dec 9 (EFE) (CAMERA: Claudio Abrego) .- A shirt, a poncho or a blouse of a loved one who has passed away can become the raw material to make a teddy bear, thanks to the hands by the Bolivian Ibbelisse Molina.
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