Quick! Pass the caterpillar to me... I also want to "Walk the Cat"."
"Isn't my turn to take the "cat" for a walk?" 
Attentive students listening engrossedly to our guide.
"Look at the pupa..." "Wow...it looks so still.." 
"Let me count the legs on the butterfly.... one, two, three...."
"Why are there only 4 legs on the butterfly?"
"Why are there only 4 legs on the butterfly?"This group of butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae (Brushfoots) family has one dominant characteristic in common: they have only 4 functional legs; their first pair of legs are reduced into small, brush-like appendages that serve no real function - like the human appendix or tailbone. 
"I can see the proboscis, can you?"
"Boys and girls remember to look out for a mating pair of butterflies," Said the guide.
"Where? Where? Where is the mating pair?"
"Its over there! The mating pair is over there!"
Time for a quiz. This is part of the tour that the students love as there are prizes up for grab for those who can answer the questions posted by the guide correctly. 
"Where? Where? Where is the mating pair?"
"Its over there! The mating pair is over there!"
Time for a quiz. This is part of the tour that the students love as there are prizes up for grab for those who can answer the questions posted by the guide correctly. "Me! Me! Me! I know the answer.." 
Looking at the enthusiasm and the curiosity these children exuded on their faces, we strongly believe that we are doing the right thing and thus affirming our spirit and effort in the realm of butterfly conservation. Some of the species of butterfly in Singapore are facing the thread of extinction. One of them is the largest butterfly in Singapore, the Common Birdwing. If we do not put in effort in conserving them now, our next generation may not have a chance to see them on our island.
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