Advantages: Exotic, Fascinating,Great Exhibition, Great Food Disadvantages: Some people might not like animals taking part in shows
...is around 40km north of Surin itself.
The Asian elephant is actually slightly larger than the African one but the Thais even believe
the shape of their country resembles the head of the elephant.
It should be added the Thai species, in contract to those in Africa, is easily domesticated
within a matter of weeks and in the lush rain forests of northern Thailand - and neighboring Myanmar - you can see elephants hard at work hauling logs.
The north ... ...festival - is the annual Surin Elephant Round-Up
This is always held, come what may, on the third Saturday of November.
In this very well patronised tribute to the Buddhist kingdom's best loved animal, over two hundred of the giant beasts are assembled to entertain and thrill the huge crowd, which gets larger year by tear. Few visitors go away disappointed with what they see. The stars of the show perform a range of tasks which are well beyond ...
ashford 26.01.2001
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