Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

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Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
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Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
24°32′51.0″N81°47′48.8″W / 24.547500°N 81.796889°W / 24.547500; -81.796889
Location Key West, Florida, United States
No. of species5060
Website www.keywestbutterfly.com
Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
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Flamingo at the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory located at 1316 Duval Street, Key West, Florida, United States is a butterfly park that houses from 50 to 60 different species of live butterflies from around the world in a climate-controlled, glass-enclosed habitat.

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The conservatory includes flowering plants, cascading waterfalls and trees. There are also several species of free flying "butterfly friendly" birds, such as American flamingoes, red-factor canaries, zebra finches, cordon-bleu finches and "button" or Chinese painted quail. [1]

There is a learning center where guests can get a close up view of a variety of live caterpillars feeding and developing on their host plants. [2]

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References

  1. "Calendar of Events". Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
  2. "Learning Center". Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2008.