Toronto Zoo Butterflies
Posted by: 
Deweyz
N 43° 49.225 W 079° 10.870
17T E 646263 N 4853535
Multiple Butterfly habitats within the Toronto Zoo.
Waymark Code: WM29W7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/29/2007
Views: 77
There are multiple places within the zoo where butterflies (often as well as birds) are allowed to fly free within a building, with tropical plants, a controlled environment.
One has a
Coordinates N 43° 49.228 W 079° 10.871 will get you to the zoo's main entrance/parking lot, where a membership or $20 admission will get you in with a map.
The main place to see is the Malayan Woods Paviliion in "Indo-Malasia" where they have many types of butterflies, a posting of the different types kept in the housing, and life stage display complete with multiple incubating cocoons.
Town: Toronto
Name of Science Building (if affiliated): Zoo, Malayan Woods Paviliion
Affiliated Website: [Web Link]
Hours of operation:
see: http://torontozoo.com/AboutTheZoo/rides.asp
Depends on entrance, time of year....
Usually 09:00-19:30
Prices:
General Admission $20.00
Senior (ages 65+) $14.00
Child (ages 4 - 12) $12.00
Child (ages 3 & younger) FREE
http://torontozoo.com/AboutTheZoo/Admission.asp for details...groups / membership discounts apply. Butterflies are part of main zoo.
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