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yipee another buterfly house, whats the theme of this one?
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yipee another buterfly house, whats the theme of this one?
Butterflies perhaps?
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Butterflies perhaps?
Are you sure?

Am looking forward to visiting when it opens.
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haha thanks for your intelligent input bongorob, i meant is it gonna to be based around a specific country/continent?
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haha thanks for your intelligent input bongorob, i meant is it gonna to be based around a specific country/continent?
I don't think any of the others I have seen have a theme! So I don't expect chesters to be any different
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it would be nice to see a themed butterfly house, maybe asian or australian?

south american is all to common these days
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The butterfly house opened this weekend according to a scrolling banner on the zoo's website...
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The butterfly house opened this weekend according to a scrolling banner on the zoo's website...
Great news, looking forward to visiting these and comparing it to other butterfly houses I have been in.

May go next weekend now.
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The butterfly house is now open. It is not huge. Obviously the vegetation will need time to settle in and make it more jungley. There are a few large butterflies in there although the numbers are not yet high as it is early days, and the usual chrysalis cabinet. Some signage is up but no signs identifying the species. It looks ok but to be honest if you have seen one butterfly house you have seen them all.

Other news (as small news has been closed): I saw a tiny Visayan piglet so I'm guessing the first female who lost her litter has had more babies. The pig/cattle house was closed for improvements but you could see them through the window.
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Other news (as small news has been closed): I saw a tiny Visayan piglet so I'm guessing the first female who lost her litter has had more babies. The pig/cattle house was closed for improvements but you could see them through the window.
They were very much alive a few weeks ago, maybe he second female has now given birth, because the timing doesn't seem right.
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They were very much alive a few weeks ago, maybe he second female has now given birth, because the timing doesn't seem right.
There were originally two litters (one from each female) - one has 2 survivors, the other was lost very early. I would guess Pygathrix is referring to the latter.

Excellent news, anyway!
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There were originally two litters (one from each female) - one has 2 survivors, the other was lost very early. I would guess Pygathrix is referring to the latter.

Excellent news, anyway!
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Yes that is what I meant. I saw the other babies in August and they must surely be bigger than the tiny one I saw on Sunday. ISIS lists 3.3.1 so the latest must be a singleton.
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Yes that is what I meant. I saw the other babies in August and they must surely be bigger than the tiny one I saw on Sunday. ISIS lists 3.3.1 so the latest must be a singleton.
That certainly make sense, plus the other piglets are in the otherside of the house
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I visited the butterfly house literally 2 hours after it had opened for the first time on 29th. It's a fair size but not enormous, with a good mix of spectacular butterflies which will be augmented when the numerous chrysalises in the hatchery become new butterflies. It is HOT in there. As soon as I got in my whole camera was covered in condensation and the lens steamed up. Photography is likely not to be possible while the weather's this cold unless you have a few hours to wait for the camera to acclimatise! Also, watch where you tread. The butterflies like to land on the dark stone walkways ... and blend in rather too well!
 
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