Yesterday our photographer Katie Sokoler made her annual trek to the Butterfly Conservatory at the American Museum of Natural History, which focuses on "Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter." The 1,200-square-foot vivarium houses 500 iridescent butterflies that hover above visitors—but Sokoler tells us that when things were calm in there, the butterflies would come down and land on the visitors. (Pro tip: try to remember they're butterflies when you feel them crawling all over you—we heard the knee jerk reaction was to swat them!)
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Photos: Butterflies Take Over The Amercian Museum Of Natural History
Butterflies Flock to AMNH
For twelve years now the American Museum of Natural History has brought butterflies to Manhattan from all over the world. Last weekend their "Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter" exhibit opened (it will run through May 31st of next year), and we sent Katie Sokoler over to photograph the 500 vibrant creatures (monarchs, zebra longwings, and paper kites amongst them). What to expect: a 1,200-square-foot vivarium, a freestanding structure aflutter with activity, lamps simulating sunlight in the rain forest, recorded sounds of howler monkeys, parakeets and other animals. Get more details here.
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