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Magnificent animals

Siracha Tiger zoo near Pattaya

Siracha Tiger zoo near Pattaya also has lots of crocodiles and elephants. It is a very entertaining theme park, they even have racing pigs.

King of the hill

This tiger is waiting for food to drop from above, the public have guns they fire at small cages, if the score a bulls-eye the meat drops down for the tigers to grab.

Tiger show

I was a little sad seeing these tigers in the show, they looked undernourished and frightened. I’m sure when they are being trained they are treated cruelly. I would certainly support banning these types of shows.

Feeding the tiger cub.

 This little guy is the son of my friend John Martin aka Pothole, and believe it or not his name is Tiger. So here we have Tiger feeding the Tiger. 

Ferocious crocodile at Siracha Tiger zoo near Pattaya

These fascinating creatures have not changed in millions of years. The Siamese crocodile is a small, freshwater crocodilian, with a relatively broad, smooth snout and an elevated, bony crest behind each eye. Overall, it is an olive-green colour, with some variation to dark-green. Young specimens measure 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.9 ft) and weigh 6–12 kg (13–26 lb), growing up to 2.1 m (6.9 ft) and a weight of 40–70 kg (88–150 lb) as an adult. The largest female specimens can measure 3.2 m (10 ft) and weight 150 kg (330 lb) Large male specimens can reach 4 m (13 ft) and 350 kg (770 lb) in weight.  Most adults do not exceed 3 m (10 ft) in length, although hybrids in captivity can grow much larger.

 Two crocs having a chat about lunch.

This shot reminds me of two neighbours chatting over the back fence, they could be saying, “I’m swimming along the river and a guy is sitting on the bank, I hadn’t eaten all day, what the hell was I supposed to do?”  

Toss a couple of chooks in here please.

Absolutely prehistoric. 

Swimming is not recommended at Siracha Tiger zoo near Pattaya

If you fell in here it would be over rather quickly. 🙂

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Up close & personal with a crocodile.

I hope she has hospital insurance.

Relax, I’m a dentist.

You don’t have to be crazy but it helps.

Here is what can happen if you put your head in his mouth.

 You should always take kids to a theme park.

It’s always more fun at the Siracha Tiger zoo near Pattaya when you have kids with you. However, as you can see from their faces, childcare is not one of my strong points.

Chang is Thai for Elephant

Thailand’s current population of domesticated elephants is about 2,700. After a precipitous decline from about 100,000 domesticated elephants in 1850, numbers are now stable. About 95% of Thai elephants are in private ownership, with the Thai Elephant Conservation Center’s 80 elephants being Thailand’s only government-owned elephants apart from a few in zoos and the King’s ten revered ‘white’ elephants in the Royal Elephant Stable.

Wild elephants in Thailand are very difficult to count given their dense, forested habitat, but most experts would agree there are between 2,000-3,000.

In 1989 the Thai government banned all logging in protected areas, effectively closing all remaining natural forests. While undoubtedly a very wise choice, one unfortunate side effect was that it threw many logging elephants out of work. Luckily, that loss coincided with a rapid rise in tourism, which was able to employ many elephants. Today, probably more than half of Thai elephants work in tourism.

Disturbingly, some overseas animal rights groups have argued that tourists should not visit elephant camps, claiming it promotes cruelty. In fact, most Thai elephants are very well cared for, partly because most Thai people are intrinsically kind and humane but also because elephants are simply too valuable to abuse. (A beautiful calf or a healthy, young breeding female is worth as much as 700,000 baht or US$22,000.) Although the camp to be visited should be carefully selected, the kindest thing that ethical, elephant-loving tourists can do is to visit a camp and enjoy elephants. Without work in tourism, elephant owners will have no means to care for their animals.

The use of the term ‘domesticated’ elephants, although it is the most common description, is a bit confusing because it can be misinterpreted to imply that (like domesticated dogs, cats, horses, water buffalo, etc.) these captive elephants are a different strain from wild elephants. The fact is that nowhere in Asia has the elephant ever been selectively bred, the process required to bring rapid genetic change to wild species. Thus, both behaviourally and genetically, so-called domesticated elephants are in reality captive wild elephants, virtually the same as their wild cousins roaming protected areas.

Take an Elephant ride at Siracha Tiger zoo near Pattaya.

I really would prefer elephants were not used for this purpose.

Or is pig racing more your style?

Let the games begin, the crowd is in a state of sheer excitement waiting for the race to begin.

Siracha Tiger zoo near Pattaya

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Well folks, many thanks for visiting my blog on the Siracha Tiger zoo near Pattaya, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed being here.

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That’s all folks

Retraction May 4, reporters spoke with the owner of the Si Racha tiger zoo today, who stated that reports in other media about the zoo closed permanently is wrong.

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Feeding crocodiles at Tiger Zoo in Thailand

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