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A unique expedition in a tropical rainforest with over 3,000 plants and animals. Book online from AED 89.

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The Sloth Encounter

Call it - 'Linnaeus two-toed Sloth'

The Green Planet wants to give its guests an opportunity to spend some additional time with one of its most iconic members “The Sloth”, by providing the new Sloth Encounter Experience. These sloths stay in the same tree for years and they sleep around 15 hours a day.

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Burmese Python

Call it - 'Python bivittatus'

Burmese Pythons are one of the largest snake species in the world reaching a length of 20 feet and 200 lbs. They live throughout Southeast Asia and are known for their intricately patterned skin. Here at The Green Planet, our visitors have the chance to touch and get to know one of our pythons or boas during your visit!

Squirrel Monkey

Call it - 'Saimiri sciureus'

Common Squirrel Monkeys are small new world monkeys found throughout South America. They have a long tail that is not prehensile but can be used to help them with their incredible balance as they navigate through their arboreal environment

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The Bat Cave

Call it - 'Seba's short tail fruit bats'

The Green Planet wants to give its visitors a uniquely different summer experience, to meet some of nature's most thrilling and wondrous denizens, thus launching its new Bat Cave Experience. These Fruit bats are an essential part of the rainforest ecosystem and help trees propagate by dispersing seeds far and wide.

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Cuban Amazon Parrot

Call it - 'Amazona leucocephala'

The Cuban Amazon Parrot can be found throughout the tropical Cuba, Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. The smallest of the Amazon Parrots, they can be distinguished by the red coloring on their head.

Leaf Cutter Ants

Call it - 'Atta'

Leaf Cutter Ants form their colonies throughout the South American rainforest. They are known for their intricate fungal structures that they call their home and food source. Guest at The Green Planet can watch the leaf cutter ants forage for materials to use to continue building their fungus.

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Sugar Glider Encounter

Experience up close encounter with The Green Planet’s new members The Sugar Gliders. These are small nocturnal mammals. They have a thin skin flap behind their arms that allows them to glide from tree to tree.

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Motoro Rays

Call it -'Potamotrygon motoro'

Also known as Motoro Stingrays, they are river dwelling rays that are found throughout South America. Their spotted patterning is distinctly unique for every individual animal.

Archer Fish

Call it - 'Toxotes jaculatrix'

Come by our Archer Fish demonstration to see their unique ability to aim and squirt water up into the air. A protruding lower jaw allows these fish to target food such as small insects that may be sitting on overhanging leaves and push them into the water with a stream of water.

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Sloth Encounter

Get an opportunity to spend some additional time with one of our iconic members 'The Sloths'. They can spend 15 hours in a day sleeping at one place.

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Squirrel Monkey

These are small new world monkeys found throughout the South America, they have a very long tail that is not so much prehensile but they use it to balance themselves while jumping from one tree to another.

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Burmese Python

Emerald Tree Boa

Emerald tree boa's are the carnivorous snakes from the South American rainforest that eat small mammals and birds. Though they are known for their incredible green coloration, young emerald tree boa's are actually in bright orange or red until they mature.

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Leaf Cutter Ants

Get to know how the intricate fungal structures are created by these tiny little colonial creatures. All the way hailing from the rainforest of South America.

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The Bat Cave

Visit our rainforest for a uniquely different summer experience, to meet some of nature's most thrilling and wondrous denizens, our newest additions The Bat Cave.

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Cuban Amazon Parrot

Get a chance to see one of our Amazonian, flying all its way from the Cuba. The Cuban parrots can be distinguished by the red coloring of their head.

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Archer Fish

Come by our Archer fish demonstration to see their unique ability to squirt water up in the air and aim for their pray

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Motoro Rays

These are one of the unique species of Stingrays found in South America, their spotted patterning is distinctly unique for every individual animal.

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Sugar Glider Encounter

Experience up close encounter with the new members of The Green Planet, the Sugar Gliders, they are nocturnal mammals. They have a thin skin flap behind their arms which helps them to glide from one tree to another.