Beat the heat with a walrus retreat

Much of western Europe was sweltering in a heatwave on Friday, but visitors to one Belgian safari park could at least seek shelter in an igloo with a cool view. Six Arctic-themed rooms at the Pairi Daiza resort have been given underwater windows onto the world of the walrus, and the giant sea mammals can swim up to say hello. “The first customers who came were like, ‘Wow, that’s beautiful’,” the zoo’s technical director, Jeremy Lannoy told AFP….