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More information on the Hua Hin area can be found on these websites:
Tourism Hua Hin: tourist and travel info and guides
Hua Hin Expat: the town's first and original expat website.
Hua Hin Business Directory: free listings for Hua Hin companies.
Hua Hin Classifieds: free online classifieds for Hua Hin. |
 July 2008: HHAD welcomes two new accommodation partners Ghouse and SeaJays along with Stefano's offering fine Italian cuisine.
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buksida
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 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: Hua Hin animal park |
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Unknown to many there is an animal park/zoo in Hua Hin, you can get there by taking Soi Huay Sai which is about a kilometer after the Palm Hills turn off heading north on Petchkasem Road. Around 4 km down this soi on the left is the entrance to what is sign posted as a “deer research center”. It seems to be government funded and has never been promoted since all signs are in Thai. Entrance is free which is a pleasure to see as one quickly gets used to these racist two tier prices for tourist attractions in Thailand.
There are a number of large deer pens and plenty of pheasants and wildfowl roaming around the large complex. Monkeys are also popular here with a whole range of species from gibbons to macaques, some are caged and some free swinging. The only slightly worrisome sight was the inadequate cages for the Malayan Sun Bears and Asiatic Black Bear that looked thoroughly depressed. Other park residents included exotic birds, tortoises, porcupines and more gibbons.
There is a canal system running around a number of “islands” where the gibbons live and seem to enjoy watching and mocking the humans tossing the occasional banana at them. It provides a great little picnic spot for an afternoon out but be sure to bring your supplies as there is nothing in the way of shops there.
Pictures:
http://www.tourismhuahin.com/zoo-huahin.php
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Hua Hin animal park |
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| buksida wrote: | Monkeys are also popular here with a whole range of species from gibbons to macaques, some are caged and some free swinging. The only slightly worrisome sight was the inadequate cages for the Malayan Sun Bears and Asiatic Black Bear that looked thoroughly depressed. Other park residents included exotic birds, tortoises, porcupines and more gibbons.
http://www.tourismhuahin.com/zoo-huahin.php |
The number of incarcerated Malayan Sun Bears and Asiatic Black bears is a recent campaign to stop the Chinese killing the bears for their body parts which the backward Chinese seem to think can cure all sorts of illnesses.
This is of course bullshit. What is true though is that a Chinaman's three piece suite if removed whilst still alive is a cure for Aids.
http://bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_sunbear.htm
Was it the gibbons (apes) free swinging or the Macaques (monkeys)?
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: Hua Hin animal park |
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| buksida wrote: | | The only slightly worrisome sight was the inadequate cages for the Malayan Sun Bears and Asiatic Black Bear that looked thoroughly depressed. |
Well, there's a project for the HH willing. How much would a rebar enclosure 3-4 times the size of the current one cost? Probably peanuts to construct on site. With a sign in Thai and English of course announcing "Donated by the HH foreign community".
Big time would be a pit, moat, foliage, rocks etc. Pete 
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What do sun bears taste like anyway? I'll ask Mrs Jaime - she'll be sure to know...!
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Mainly gibbons had the freedom, most of the monkeys and smaller species were caged.
Nice thought there pete but even organising a simple meet up is a nightmare in this town so unless its done officially I cant see much hope.
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