The first thing that we did at the morning is going to The Penang Butterfly Farm. It is not difficult to look for. It is the first tropical butterfly farm ever set up in the world, was founded in 1986. It is located in Telok Bahang, a fishing village located north of the island.
Penang Butterfly Farm is sanctuary to an average flying population of 4,000 Malaysian butterflies from 120 different species, including some very rare and famous ones, like the Indian Leaf (Kallima paralekta), the endangered Yellow Birdwing (Troides helena) and the Rajah Brooke's Birdwing, arguably Malaysia's most well-known insect.
There are a lot of attractive ‘living stations’ here, such as
- Egg & Caterpillar Station
- Butterfly Pupae Station
- Ixora Corner
- Giant Millipede Station
- Giant Scorpion Station
- Soft-shell Turtle & Alligator Snapper Station
- Orchid Corner
- Malaysian Snake Station
- Iguana Station
- Stick Insect Corner
- Leaf Insect Station
- Nepenthes (Carnivorous Plant) Corner
- Malaysian Lizard Station
- Tropical Fish Pond
- Water Lily Pond
- Water Monitor Lizard Station
- Oriental Water Dragon Station
- Mandarin Duck Station
- Horseshoe Crab Station
- Tortoise & Terrapin Station
- Insectarium
- Insect Museum
Other than the above, there is an Auditorium which incorporated a AV Room for show time; an Art Gallery and Artifacts & Tribal Art Gallery, Souvenir Outlet, Leppidio Insect Gift, Fruit Stall and Café.
The children enjoy the farm, seeing all those interesting insects and butterflies. It is quite an educational trip for them.
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