The Bangkok Zoo, and Animals in Thailand

So two weekends ago, before we moved into our new house, we spent a weekend in Bangkok, and ended up at the Bangkok zoo (basically we got tired of so much traffic and noise, so we took out our map, looked for the largest green area and pointed at it for the next taxi driver). The Bangkok zoo is in the Dusit area of Bangkok, near the king's house. We were not suitably attired for a visit to the king, so we decided to visit the zoo instead. The first animal to greet us when we arrived was the giraffe.

It was living with a few zebras. Bangkok, even in the cool season, rarely gets below 80 degrees. And although it was afternoon, the temperature was probably hovering around 90. So although we were feeling a bit warm, the animals seemed perfectly comfortable. I've always felt sorry for the animals at the SF zoo, because most of them are so far from their natural habitats.


They had a whole island devoted to birds. Some of the colors are just incredible! A few of the larger more exotic birds were in cages, but many were just walking around the island. It was nice to see animals who were in a zoo but still had a little bit of freedom.






Speaking of birds with freedom, this white bird was outside the zoo. Evan took this shot. I think it's an egret? Mom?
Here are some of the other animals at the zoo. It's not as large as the San Francisco zoo, and it's a longer walk between animal enclosures, with arguably more places to buy food in between (but it's a tough call). Still, they have some amazing animals. Some seem cooped up, but a lot of the enclosures are fairly generous in size.






This monitor lizard (? not sure) was one of many walking around wild around the zoo. I guess they must be indigenous and not very dangerous. They like water and seem to move pretty slowly, but were not interested in being close to humans.

Also, here in Thailand they have a few flavors of potato chips we don't have back home. We didn't try the double cheese pork burger flavor, but Evan tried the spareribs one and said it wasn't half bad. I think it's amusing it has the Statue of Liberty on the front. I mean, I guess that's what we are, a nation of ribs eaters.



And here are a couple of non zoo random pictures: iced drinks on the street at night, and a kitten who lives at the school. Evan says I'm not allowed to take it home, but we'll see.


That's it for now, expect a post from Evan about the new house soon!