I'm 25 years old and I love zoos, alright? There's nothing strange or creepy about a single, childless man enjoying hanging around zoos by himself. Besides, whoever heard of a paedophile visiting Thailand anyway?... Okay, bad example.
As well as laughing at chimps, cringing at performing seals and picking out species for my inevitable turtle farm, going to the zoo in a country not renowned for its fair treatment of animals after visiting prim and proper Taipei Zoo in December made for some interesting comparisons.
Bangkok's zookeepers also don't seem to care which species they bundle together in the same habitat, as if they're planning some violent sitcom or grisly reality show and just thinking of the ratings.
Racial harmony in Dusit Zoo
Ebony and ivory together in my gibbon cage
Two giraffes, two zebras and... one ostrich?
I guess someone's late wife got fed a toy
Fighting turtles prove that diversity is needed for a successful relationship.
(I don't know why they didn't break out their swords, staffs, sais and nunchaku though)
The Chimpanzee Odd Couple
These monitor lizards pass the time by pretending to be one big one.
Like midgets in a long overcoat
Crocodile + turtle. Surely that's a bit unnecessarily risky?
(Their body language is a bit standoffish)
The goat + tiger experiment wasn't so successful
'Hey guys, has anyone seen Simon recently?'
Slightly dodgy goings-on in Dusit Zoo
These seals like playing nose-basketball.
If you look at their little faces, it's almost as if they understand
If you look at their little faces, it's almost as if they understand
Only 20 baht to feed the elephants, and sustain their radically unbalanced diets!
Though I guess if they didn't want to eat, they'd just walk away...
Though I guess if they didn't want to eat, they'd just walk away...
Not so easy when you're in chains!!!
(Alright, calm down Sting)
It's too easy to take photos of langurs looking melancholy behind bars.
So here's one meticulously calculating his escape instead
So here's one meticulously calculating his escape instead
This giraffe suffered whiplash in the workplace, following a particularly abrupt breeze.
But who will represent her when her claim goes to court?
'Hey guys, there's Simon's flatmate! You know, the one that ate him.'
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
(As is Tiger soup, apparently)
