June 25th, 2009
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Doria’s Angle-Headed Lizard
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An interesting creature has joined the farm: Doria’s Angle-Headed Lizard. Try to watch their different skin colours when you are at the farm! Read more
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June 15th, 2009
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Dine & Draw at Penang Butterfly Farm’s Papilio Cafe
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The little ones from Starbright Kindergarten, Chai Leng Park & Simpang Ampat Centre putting out their love and passion on drawing at Penang Butterfly Farm’s Dine & Draw Session. Read more
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June 13th, 2009
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Dine with Butterflies at Papilio Cafe!
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Have you ever catch a sight of a Rajah Brooke butterfly while sipping coffee? Finding a place to unwind for the weekend?
Those of you who might have visited us lately would have realised that our new Papilio Cafe is now open and you can have a meal or perhaps just coffee with butterflies fluttering beside [...] Read more
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May 31st, 2009
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Congregation of Rajah Brooke Butterflies, Kuala Woh Recreational Park
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 The striking metallic green butterflies congregating at the river banks
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April 30th, 2009
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Can 2 different species of butterflies mate with each other?
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I wonder if this could be an evolutionary process where a new biological species may arise. For more than over 20 years we have been around, our field lepidopterist claimed to have not seen this before. Look what we have found recently:
These 2 species of butterfly have been found mating in our farm late evening [...] Read more
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April 22nd, 2009
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Earth Day 2009
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Yes, today is Earth Day 2009… Why are we watching Earth Day? If you live on Earth, you should know what to do to save the Earth.
Some facts to know about the climate change:
Human activities are now adding about 7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere every year and this contributes [...] Read more
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March 29th, 2009
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Countdown of Penang Earth Hour 2009 Campaign, Island Plaza Penang
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The rain was pouring heavily as I make my way to the official countdown venue for Penang Earth Hour 2009 at Island Plaza. My first initial thought when the heavy drops came by was to hope that it will come and go off soon. Let this important and meaningful undertaking arrives in a pleasant manner [...] Read more
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February 26th, 2009
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Earth Hour, 28 March 2009, 8.30pm
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At 8.30PM on 28 MARCH 2009, 1000 cities and towns across the world will turn off their lights for ONE HOUR – sending a powerful global message that it’s possible to take action on global warming.
An initiative which started in Sydney in 2007 whereby lights were turn off for an hour, this noble gesture had [...] Read more
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February 7th, 2009
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Secret of Eternal Youth is found in an Immortal Jellyfish
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Believe it or not, according to scientists, the creature you see, which is a 5mm jellyfish is actually… immortal. It could possibly be the only creature in the world which is actually immortal.
Jellyfishes normally die after propogating themselves asexually, but most jellyfish of the genus Turritopsis are able to revert back into an immature sexual [...] Read more
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December 12th, 2008
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Winners of the Nature & Insect Conservation Photography Competition
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Have you seen the winners’ photographs of our Nature & Insect Conservation Photography Competition?
You may view them at the below page (forum):
Nature & Insect Conservation Photography Competition Winners
Don’t forget to join our discussion at the forum too! Read more
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