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OUT&ABOUTtalk

The hottest place

to be this winter

TAKE a break from the winter chill at The Waterfall House, a firm favourite
Tropical World and see exotic animals, with visitors, has seen a host of changes
stunning new habitats and have the over the year including viewing portholes
chance of get closer than ever to the fluffy, and an elevated viewing platform. From
slithery, spiny and amazing residents. here visitors can look down onto two real
Take the kids and let them come face- river monsters – the Arapaima and Red
to-face with poisonous snakes and spiders Tail Catfish.
thanks to the cutting-edge enclosures with Arapaima are the world’s largest
crawl spaces. freshwater fish capable of reaching three
See Emperor Tamarins, distinctive metres in length and over 100 kilograms in
because of their hipster moustaches and the Amazon. Shaped like a torpedo they’re
ridiculously adorable faces, the Cuviers covered in bullet hard scales. Red Tail
Dwarf Caiman, a dinky snapper that only Catfish can also grow to huge sizes and
grows to a little over one metre long as a have been known to reach up to five feet
fully developed adult and the Arapaima, a long in the wild.
freshwater fish that can grow to monstrous After working up an appetite questing
proportions in the rivers and lakes of the through rainforests, swamps and deserts
amazon. make sure to stop at the Tropical World
There are also Silver Arowana, Black Café for refreshments and the great gift
Pacu, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, Banded shop which is well stocked with cute toys
Leporinus, Red Tailed Catfish, Elongated and souvenirs. It really is possible to take a
Tortoise and Yellow-Footed Tortoise. meerkat home.
www.tropicalworldleeds.co.uk

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