Little boy nurtures caterpillar into butterfly — until dog eats it

A young man with a love for animals and insects has just learned about the “circle of life” the hard way.

At just 3 years old, Ronnie Seddon has witnessed the miracle of birth, the joys of parenthood and the anguish of death — all in one hapless act that saw his dog devour a butterfly which the boy had nurtured through metamorphosis. What should have been a touching moment became a macabre metaphor — every aching second of which was caught on camera by his father, Danny, 25, who shared the now-viral video on Facebook over the weekend.