ZSL #021 World Swallowtail Day
ZSL Wild Science Podcast
English - June 06, 2019 13:23 - 30 minutes - 42 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education london animals climatechange conservation environment instituteofzoology science species wildlife zoo Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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June 9th is World Swallowtail Day, and what better way to celebrate than with a trip to ZSL’s Butterfly Paradise to marvel at swallowtails, their bird poo mimicking larvae and get a good sniff of the osmeterium. The what? Find out in this episode, where Monni and guests discuss important conservation work for swallowtails at home and abroad, learn about butterfly houses and ZSL’s ongoing work assessing the status of swallowtails worldwide, and are introduced to the Dance of the Golden Birdwing. Happy World Swallowtail Day!