I am a tiger, hear me roar!

Terrific Tigers

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March 20th 2007
Wow - we got to play wth tigers! These are real tigers and they've not been drugged or anything like that to make them approachable. Most of the tigers here at the 'Tiger Temple' have been here since they were cubs so they are very sociable and know how to handle humans. They are, unfortunately, victims of poachers who would have died if the monks had not taken them in. Now there are 16 tigers an ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Kanchanaburi

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more