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Animals
& Aquarium
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  Phuket
Aquarium
More than one hundred species of sea life are on display at the
aquarium, many of them taken from the water around Phuket. Open daily,
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The aquarium is located at Cape Panwa, on the
island's extreme southeast; admission is 5 Baht for children and 20 Baht
for adults. A Songtaew (local bus) can be taken from the Talad Sot, or
Fresh Market. Tel. (076) 391126.
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Phuket
Butterfly Farm and Aquarium
Tropical species of butterflies, other insects, and many kinds of marine
life are on display. Located in Sam Kong about 3 kms. from downtown
Phuket. Open daily, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Tel. (076) 215616, 210861.
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Khao
Phra Thaeo
Wildlife Conservation Development and
Extension Center
22.28 square kilometers of virgin forest are covered by this park, which
also actively conserves a number of wild animals; they would otherwise
be extinct in
 fast-growing
Phuket. It is a center for study of the environment. Forest vegetation
is spectacular : Giant trees supported by huge buttresses are thick with
creepers and climbers of every description.
One species of palm found, the Governor's Palm or White Back Palm (palm
lang khao in Thai) is especially rare. Languor, barking deer, mouse
deer, deer, bear, wild boar, monkeys, gibbons, and many species of birds
inhabit the forest. Khao Phra Thaeo serves also as one of Phuket's most
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Phuket
Zoo
South of Phuket town on Soi Phalai, on the east side of
Phuket island, you can find Phuket Zoo. Here you can see a large
collection of animal and reptiles, such as 60 kinds of birds, over 100
kinds of butterflies, more than 6.000 crocodiles and also tigers and
lovely rabbits and a lot more.
Open daily 8:30am - 6:00pm
Show times:
| Monkey show |
9:00 am, 12:00 am, 2:30 pm, 4:45
pm |
| Crocodile show |
9:30am, 12:45am, 3:15pm, 5:30pm
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| Elephant show |
10:30am, 1:30pm, 4:00pm |
| Butterfly Garden |
9:00am - 17:30pm |
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Gibbon
Rehabilitaion Center
The Gibbon Rehabilitation Center is a center of saving
many kinds of rare gibbons. You will find the center if you head out of
Phuket Town towards the airport and turn right at the Heroines monument.
The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (GRP) is a research division of the
Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand (WAR) working in co-operation
with the Royal Thai Forest Department (RFD). It was established in
Phuket in January 1990, with the support of the RFD, by the organization
Asia Wildlife. It is a project dedicated to help return
domesticated gibbons to the wild. The GRP became the research arm of WAR
in 1994. It is currently the only Gibbon Rehabilitation Project in the
world.
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