Parenthood
Real Butterfly Lands On Baby's Head At The Zoo
This butterfly must have thought the baby was a pretty flower.
D.G. Sciortino
02.14.19

A parent’s greatest joy is getting to see their kids feel joy and explore the world through new experiences.

And these experiences become some of our fondest memories.

Going to the park, going to the beach, or going to the zoo. Being outside and with nature makes the very best memories.

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Sometimes parents even take their littlest ones out in nature.

And it makes sense because research shows that there are lots of benefits of exposing your babies to nature.

Being out in nature helps children to develop language skills since there is more sensory information to take in and process when outside, according to the European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research. Being in nature can also improve physical development in babies, lay a foundation for learning, help create healthy sleep patterns, and ward off illness, according to Motherly.

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While Nathan Knight’s daughter might be a little too young to remember her trip to the San Diego Zoo, he was likely well aware of the benefits of bringing his daughter there.

They decided to stop by the Butterfly Jungle where there are hundreds of butterflies of all different kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors.

The butterflies aren’t in cages and fly all around you. Nathan thought this was pretty cool but it’s likely his daughter wasn’t really aware of all the majesty around her.

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Then the most amazing thing happened during their Butterfly Jungle trip.

A giant blue butterfly landed smack in the middle of the baby’s bald head.

When the butterfly opens its wings, it looks as if it’s a hat on the baby’s head.

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It appears that the butterfly is a Blue Morpho butterfly, which is among the largest butterflies in the world, according to the Rainforest Alliance.

Their wingspans can grow between 5 to 8 inches.

Nathan and his family were in complete awe of this gorgeous insect which is native to the tropical forests of Latin America from Mexico to Columbia.

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But the baby had no idea the giant blue morpho butterfly was on her head fluttering about.

“She has no idea,” her dad says in hysterics.

The family was trying to get the baby to smile or acknowledge the butterfly but it wasn’t happening.

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That baby was just in happy baby land.

The video, nonetheless, is absolutely adorable.

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