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I like how the ridiculously small portable tiger cage has a huge sign saying no photos. Obviously they do not want the world to see how inhumanely they house some of their animals. (I also like the fact that he took a picture anyway and posted it on SmugMug).
 
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Arizona Docent said:
I like how the ridiculously small portable tiger cage has a huge sign saying no photos. Obviously they do not want the world to see how inhumanely they house some of their animals. (I also like the fact that he took a picture anyway and posted it on SmugMug).
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When there is a sign or a gesture "no photos" this means that there hasn't been paid for OR the object is a stinking illegal matter...........

In these photos ELEPHANTS: agression of mahouts in Bangkok - Antoni Uni's Photos the matter is illegal AND the people involved wanted to be paid.

Experiences: at the end they knew me and started really threatening and/or throwing things to me. When I was with Karl Ammann and a Spiegel-TV team from Germany we could shoot a film that Karl was attacked and threatened with the bull-hook on the public road as they did not want to pay enough...........
Oh, eh and don't go to the animal-infamous Chatuchak Market to take photos at certain places as there they will get even more agressive!
 
The first review goes back to 2009, the other is 3 days old. Some of the safari looks cool, if overcrowded in places. The zoo part has examples of exhibits that badly need an overhaul.

They seem to have had good breeding results with some of the African wildlife. Do not know much about the extent of their animal collection or if it really goes beyond the mundane and usual suspects.

I wonder why we do not get much news from the place.
 
I uploaded approximately 150 photos of Safari World Bangkok into the ZooChat gallery. It appears that this place has made a number of improvements in recent years, with 'Camp Kangaroo' being a notable, impressive addition in 2022. There's new exhibits for Alpacas, a decrease in the Giraffe numbers from 200+ to approximately 40 on-show specimens, there's ongoing construction for the Hornbill Rainforest, Common Hippo, Nyala and Tiger exhibits (all with workers on-site) and some of the highlights include the primate complex 'Lemuria' with its brand-new tunneled enclosures spreading out from the primate exhibits, the West African Manatee complex, and the numerous croc pools are fantastic. All the aviaries were really nice and the Leopard enclosure was huge. The actual Safari Park tour was close to an hour in length for @twilighter and I and he took all the photos from that adventure and so when he has time Konstantin can add to the ZooChat gallery.

The ugly side of this park from a Western perspective would be the Elephant Show (standard in most places in Asia though), the Dolphin Show (loud, noisy, the animals were briefly wearing cowboy hats!) and the Orangutan Show (which we skipped due to not wanting to see it).
 
Quite surprised but pleased that the zoo is actually quite nice and you enjoyed it. Safari World seems to be a quite popular tourist destination as well (I've seen decent amount of ads of it) and from the looks of it it doesnt seems to be as big as a tourist trap I thought it is.
 
aardvark250 said:
Quite surprised but pleased that the zoo is actually quite nice and you enjoyed it. Safari World seems to be a quite popular tourist destination as well (I've seen decent amount of ads of it) and from the looks of it it doesn't seems to be as big as a tourist trap I thought it is.
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I didn't really know what to expect going in, and there are certainly some issues there with a couple of species, but overall @twilighter and I were pleasantly surprised. We ended up staying 6 hours and that's with not seeing all the shows. It's the most expensive zoo in Thailand but also was jammed to the rooftops with people and I read somewhere that there's 5 million annual visitors. That seems an excessive amount, but in certain areas (the Elephant Stadium/Walrus zone for instance), Konstantin and I could barely even walk due to the overwhelming number of visitors. For me, personally, it was nice to see multiple ongoing construction projects and aside from the elephants, dolphins and orangutans, almost the entire zoo is of a high quality. There's even some quirky stuff, like the 'Eggs World' building, and some stunning cafes and giftshops.
 
snowleopard said:
I didn't really know what to expect going in, and there are certainly some issues there with a couple of species, but overall @twilighter and I were pleasantly surprised. We ended up staying 6 hours and that's with not seeing all the shows. It's the most expensive zoo in Thailand but also was jammed to the rooftops with people and I read somewhere that there's 5 million annual visitors. That seems an excessive amount, but in certain areas (the Elephant Stadium/Walrus zone for instance), Konstantin and I could barely even walk due to the overwhelming number of visitors. For me, personally, it was nice to see multiple ongoing construction projects and aside from the elephants, dolphins and orangutans, almost the entire zoo is of a high quality. There's even some quirky stuff, like the 'Eggs World' building, and some stunning cafes and giftshops.
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Thank you @snowleopard! I uploaded some pictures on the Gallery, including the Safari Drive and 6 African Manatees.
 
twilighter said:
Thank you @snowleopard! I uploaded some pictures on the Gallery, including the Safari Drive and 6 African Manatees.
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I was shocked when I saw your picture The 6 manatee
I have seen 5 myself, Before I post I asking Safari world on Facebook and they said they have 5.

I apologize to @snowleopard for giving a conflicting opinion with you. In the future, I will provide information more carefully.
 
It would be nice if along with the sensationalist press clippings some more actual zoo news be forthcoming? I would love to know what they have built in recent years? Or their actual breeding results and important species they exhibit (apart from elephants or African manatees ...)!?
 
What is the situation like with white rhino at Safari World in terms of group herd living and sex/age ratios for them ...?
 
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