Kuranda butterfly sanctuary

The female attracts the male and he hangs upside down during mating which can last 18 hrs. She injects a sedative to prevent him from disconnecting or flying away. She may only live for 3 days and in that time has to find a partner, mate and lay eggs.

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Cairns - June 2012

July 1st 2012
Went to Cairns for the purpose of a chartered fishing trip that was cancelled due to weather. Spent some time on the beach, in the pool and at the butterfly sanctuary at Kuranda instead. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Palm Cove

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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