Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We’re fluttering into one of our favourite times of the year – butterflies are returning to the zoo! 👏
Today is #LearnAboutButterfliesDay, making it the perfect day to show the transformation underway in the ENMAX Conservatory. This week, we joined Betty, one of our volunteers, as she prepared chrysalises of our first shipment of blue morpho butterflies to hang up in the window cabinets of the Garden Gallery. A chrysalis, also known as a pupa, is a vessel which holds a caterpillar as it metamorphoses into a butterfly. Did you know that this hard, smooth case is the skin of the caterpillar? 🤯 Inside, the caterpillar’s body breaks down and rebuilds into a butterfly. 🦋
Be sure to stop by to see the metamorphosis as our chrysalises transform into butterflies and the gardens will come to life with flying colours. 🌈
#YourZooYYC
We’re fluttering into one of our favourite times of the year – butterflies are returning to the zoo! 👏
Today is #LearnAboutButterfliesDay, making it the perfect day to show the transformation underway in the ENMAX Conservatory. This week, we joined Betty, one of our volunteers, as she prepared chrysalises of our first shipment of blue morpho butterflies to hang up in the window cabinets of the Garden Gallery. A chrysalis, also known as a pupa, is a vessel which holds a caterpillar as it metamorphoses into a butterfly. Did you know that this hard, smooth case is the skin of the caterpillar? 🤯 Inside, the caterpillar’s body breaks down and rebuilds into a butterfly. 🦋
Be sure to stop by to see the metamorphosis as our chrysalises transform into butterflies and the gardens will come to life with flying colours. 🌈
#YourZooYYC
