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The
Holstein
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Postman
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Blue Morpho
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White Morpho
Glasswing
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Living
Jewels of the Mundo Maya
Butterfly Display by the Zoological Society of Milwaukee
County
This
successful display will be for rent / sale after September
30, 2003!
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1) The "Butterflies!
Jewels of the Mundo Maya" Exhibit - The exhibit
is designed as a temporary exhibit for placement inside
an existing building (but can be adapted for permanent
use). The actual butterfly exhibit measures 65 x 44
ft (2,860 sq ft). The main entry exists of a vestibule
with a double set of
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"limestone cave" This darkened entry is partly
ornamental but also meant to be an extra barrier preventing
the escape of any butterflies. The exit consists of
a vestibule with a double set of doors. In the area
between these double set of doors, is a mounted mirror
which visitors use to check themselves for any hitchhiking
butterflies. The butterfly exhibit contains a waterfall
and a pond area. The tech room is located under the
waterfall and will be 6' wide and 22' long and is accessible
from outside the butterfly exhibit. It runs along the
wall to the cave. The tech room includes the playback
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Requirements are 100 amps, 3-face power. The exhibit
is constructed using the following materials: Tempered
duron, plywood, clear pine, exterior plywood, poplar,
douglas fir, 2 pounds EPS foam, two parts spray foam,
stucco-IT by exterior stucco by Applied Textures,
latex acrylic paints, latex acrylic varnish, marine
varnish and moss carpet. The ceiling is a 2x2 grid
suspended ceiling with vinyl covered
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gypsum panels, screen panels and clear acrylic panels.
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- The butterfly exhibit utilizes 25 banks of 6 fluorescent
fixtures. "Hot spot" areas are made using
36 Ellipsoidal Spotlights. |
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controlled with an architectural lighting system. The
system can be programmed to turn on at 7:00 AM and turn
off at 18:00 PM. The lights are bought up slowly in
the morning and in the evening the lights will be progressively
lowered by shutting them down one at a time. 8 of the
Source Four Par lights have to be controlled manually.
There is a LCD control panel in the Tech room. |
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Heat and ventilation - The butterfly exhibit is not
heated. And depends on temperature control of the containing
building. Electric fans maintain an airflow inside the exhibit.
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Humidity - A temperature humidity meter is
located on the outside of the back wall. The relative
humidity requirement within the butterfly exhibit
is 70%. This is delivered through a "Jungle mist
system" system with several nozzles throughout
the facility. The system is on an adjustable timer.
The mister water is slightly heated water.
Sound system - A "Shure" UHF wireless
soundsystem provides three different sounds. 1) Lobby,
2) Cave, 3) Containment facility.
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Planting - The indoor planting exists of a mixture
of live nectarplants in the foreground and realistic artificial
plants in the background. This mixture guarantees a maximum
aesthetic experience combined with a minimum of maintenance.
Butterflies - Supplied by Green
Hills Butterfly Ranch in Belize.
For further information contact Jan
Meerman or Dr.
Gilbert Boese.
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