“Dad, look at this one!” a child exclaimed, pointing at a large blue butterfly, roughly the size of an adult hand, as it flew over their heads toward the wall of the enclosure.
“Look, now he’s resting, Dad!”
Santa Ana Zoo’s Flight exhibit opened July 25, exposing visitors to a live butterfly experience where zoogoers have the opportunity to interact with butterflies from South, Central, and North America within a 2000-foot enclosure.
Last week, the zoo had its soft opening at the exhibit.
The Flight butterfly exhibit at the Santa Ana Zoo in Santa Ana, Calif., on July 21, 2022. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
While a typical lifespan of a butterfly lasts 2–6 weeks, new butterflies emerge on a daily basis within the exhibit, located on the Northern end of the 20-acre zoo front property, which is home to more than 260 animals….