Video of the day. National Geographic spent some time at Chaa Creek's Blue Morpho Butterfly Farm. Check out all those butterflies!
"We are LIVE from the Blue Morpho Butterfly Enclosure at Chaa Creek Lodge in San Ignacio, Belize."
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The Blue Morpho Butterfly Farm at Chaa Creek is worth a visit. Interesting fact about why they appear blue.
"If you ever visit Belize, to Cayo District in the west, the question isn’t what are we to do since it is so far from the ocean? It’s how can we fit so many activities in a day and still enjoy the tranquil, green and vastly untouched land the Mayans and people of all cultures and color called home?
According to research, the blue morpho butterflies are not true blue. They have overlapping scales covering their wings and the scales on the wing tops have tiny ridges that reflect blue light. The underside of their wings are brown. When they are at rest, you will see that they are brown with their wings folded up." 
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The Eco Kids learned about biodiversity when they visited Chaa Creek's Natural History Museum. They've been having fun, and learning at the same time.
"Campers decided to follow the monkey’s example for snacktime before heading the Natural History Museum, where they got interact with some of the hands-on exhibits, including the tamandua skeleton, animal skulls, and reproduction of a traditional Mayan home. Last stop before lunch was the Blue Morpho Butterfly Farm, where the naturalists walked everyone through the life cycle of the Blue Morpho, from egg to butterfly. They also let the campers have a close encounter of the butterfly kind, with Blue Morphos landing on hands, shirts, heads, and even ears!
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