Chiang Mai’s Panda Cub still nameless
It’s now just over one month since Lin Hui, the Giant Panda in Chiang Mai zoo gave birth to her cub. The zoo is having a competition to find a name for the cub.
The female cub’s 1-month birthday was celebrated at Chiang Mai zoo with an enormous cake.
Thailand is the third country (the others are Japan and the USA) other than China to have bred a Giant Panda in captivity.
Chiang Mai zoo is the only zoo in Northern Thailand , unless you include the Night Safari. It’s located at the foot of Doi Sutep in more than 500 rai of land, it was established back in 1974 and it now boasts 700,000 visitors per year.
Chiang Mai zoo charges foreigners double to get in, however if you show a Thailand Drivers Licence they will usually waive the surcharge. After you have paid to get into the zoo you do have to pay (double) again to see Pandas!
Personally I don’t like zoo’s, they are (in my opinion) just prison camps for animals and the argument that the animals are well looked after doesn’t do it for me. However, that’s only in my humble opinion and I’m sure that if you do go to see the Chiang Mai zoo you will find it an entertaining and rewarding experience.
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