Hoo's There? - Owl Butterfly at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
by Darin Volpe
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Hoo's There? - Owl Butterfly at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
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Darin Volpe
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Photograph - Photography
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An Owl Butterfly at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
Owl Butterflies are found primarily in rainforests from Mexico to South America. They are so named from the spots on their wings that resemble owl's eyes, which are believed to be a form of mimicry to confuse predators into believing that they are a lizard or amphibian.
The California Academy of Sciences is one of the largest natural history museums in the world. Located in San Francisco, California, it houses over 26-million specimens. It is California's oldest operating museum and research institution for the natural sciences, having been started in 1853. It moved to its permanent location in Golden Gate Park in 1916. The buildings suffered significant damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and in 2008 they were replaced by a new 400,00 square foot building.
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January 6th, 2017
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