Khao Kheow Open Zoo, a famous and large open zoo in Thailand I

If you are animal and nature lover, you would love this place, Khao Kheow Open Zoo. It is an open zoo which is very famous in Thailand and it’s very large with many green trees. This zoo is in the mountains called “Khao Kheow”, the same as its name. It is not far away from Bangkok, approx. 2 hours driving by car.

• Khao means mountains

• Kheow means green

There are various kinds of animals and the area is divided into many zones according to their species. Most of them live freely in large spaces among nice nature; green trees, ponds, etc. Only few of them have to be kept in cages because they are dangerous animals; tigers, lions, etc. Nevertheless, they live in large cages.

I think those animals look happy, especially, monkeys. They were very naughty; they played all the time and made cute postures. These made me smile… They looked cheerful when seeing people around, especially me. (Ha ha! They may think we were their friends.) They were really amazing animals, I saw them jumping from the high trees to other trees quickly, perfectly, and professionally.

Giraffe is the tallest animal in the world, except for the Dinosour. (ha ha!) Its neck and tongue are very long… You can give long beans to Giraffes and when they come close to you, you can touch their head and bodies as well. I like their eyes which are very big and so sweet….

Apart from Giraffes, there are other animals living together in the same area, too...... You may notice some of them in the photos.

White Rhinoceros is the largest rhinoceros. And the second largest animal after the elephant. They looked really cute and tame.

Hippopotamus has large head and wide mouth. I think, its shape looks like a pig. They usually open their mouths widely so we can feed them easily. (Unfortunately, this time, they didn't open their mouths....for me!)

They live in a very large pond and some spaces on the ground. We can walk on the bridge around the area, so we can see them closely.

Look at this mother and her little baby..... Really cute!

I think, most people love to go to the zoo, especially children. Your whole family would certainly be happy while visiting there. Let’s go!!

p.s. I: It rained on the day that I visited the zoo, therefore, the photos were not good. And it's also because I'm not good at photography! ;D

p.s. II: I’ll show you more photos of other animals and very nice atmosphere in my next post…. ;)