In the light of various interviews and documentaries about the validity of zoos, I thought it an opportune time to put a penny in the pouch and hopefully help you to make a heartfelt and head led decision on the question. So here goes… Maybe you have walked through a zoo and saw a beautiful Green Tree Iguana lying on a heated floor instead of somewhere in Brazil in a tropical forest and you thought… “This is not right. The poor guy...
Our Vervet Monkeys, Kiki and Bruce, need a bigger home for a better quality of life. They recently arrived at Butterfly World Zoo as previously owned pets, although they should be free in the savannah. Being territorial and intelligent animals they need space with stimulating activities. Acting as ambassadors to over 100 000 visitors each year that come to to appreciate their lives and antics. All donations raised go to their upgraded lifestyle as operational costs are covered by visitor...
At Butterfly World we aim to never stagnate and to never stop bringing even our most regular visitors a new and better experience. We have taken the leap last November and made some major changes. Our reception area now contains the largest privately owned skeleton display in the country. This is the result of an unusual hobby of a now 12 year old boy, Francois Malherbe, who picks up road kill and gives them a new lease on life. Our latest...
Butterfly World Zoo teems with exotic animals and birds with colours, shapes and textures that are literally out of this world. Take the Green Tree Iguanas for instance. We now have 9 roaming freely in the garden. In their natural habitat, they would spend a lot of time in tree tops, feasting on a strictly vegan diet. Because Iguanas are food for some birds of prey they have been given another eye….on the top of their heads. It looks like...