Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

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

The conservatory includes flowering plants, cascading waterfalls and trees. There are also several species of free flying "butterfly friendly" birds, such as red-factor canaries, zebra finches, cordon-blue finches and "button" or Chinese painted quail. [ [http://www.keywestbutterfly.com/calendar.htm Calendar of Events] ]

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. [ [http://www.keywestbutterfly.com/learning.htm Learning Center] ]

External links

* [http://www.keywestbutterfly.com Official Website]

* [http://www.floridanaturepictures.com/butterflies/butter.html Butterfly picture gallery]

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