Islands at Chester Zoo covers more than 60,000 square metres and took over 23 months to build
The footpath around the exhibit is 1,150 metres long
There will be 650 individual animals to see on Islands – plus 30,000 fish in Monsoon Forest
A number of authentic south-east Asian artefacts also appear on Islands, including long boats, tuk-tuks, canoes, ploughs, mopeds and tools
The horticulture and botany team spent nine months planting over 50,000 plants across the Islands site, including 36 different species of tree
The Lazy River boat channel holds around 3.5 million cubic litres of water
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