Promthep Cape, Phuket

Promthep Cape, the country's most beautiful spot of watch sunsets, is also one of the best parts of Phuket.
From a cliff below the observation spot, the long cape stretching to the sea can clearly be seen.  It is 2 km further from Hat Rawaii.

60th. Royal Wedding Anniversary Commemorative Stamps

Six Decades of the Royal Marriage

60th. Royal Wedding Anniversary Commemorative Stamps

On April 28th.,1950, the wedding ceremony of His Majesty King Bhumibol and M.R.Sirikit Kitiyakara was held at the royal residence of Queen Savang Vadhana, the Queen Grandmother, at Srapathum Palace.  Lieutenant General Mangkorn Promyothi, Minister of Interior, presented a marriage certificate to the King to sign.  Then it was signed by M.R.Sirikit, M.C. Nakkhatra Mongol and M.L.Bua Kitiyakara, respectively.

Technical details

Date of Issue        :   April 28, 2010

Denomination       :   15 Baht (2 Designed)

Quantity               :   1,000,000 pieces per design (46x50mm. heart-shaped stamp within 60x60mm.

                                square shaped stamp)

Designer              :    Veena Chantanatat (Thailand Post Co.,Ltd.)

Printer                 :    Cartor Security Printing Co.,Ltd., France

Printing Process   :    Lithography with special techniques.

Colour                 :    Multi-colour

credit :  Thai Stamp Bulletin, Vol. 2010 issue April-June 2010

Chiangmai Zoo, Giant Panda, Part III

Photo Album

Chiang Mai Zoo, Giant Panda

Hilight in Chiang Mai Zoo

Giant Pand born in Thailand

LinPing

LinPing Panda 9 months 

Linping Panda 3 days

Giant Panda born in Thailand
New Baby Panda, her name is Lhinping
Her mother name is Lin Hui
Her father name is Chuang Chuang
At Chiang Mai Zoo 

You can see live version of baby Panda directly from Chiang Mai Zoo web site

Chiang Mai Zoo

or

Live Linping, Hilight of the week

Her father Chuang Chuang

Chiangmai Zoo, Giant Panda

Chiangmai Zoo Part II

Photo Album

Chiangmai Zoo Aqualiam

Vieled Chameleion

Speender (fighting fish)

Common downfish

Clark's downfish

Tomato downfish

Capybara

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

Chiangmai Zoo, Part I

Chiangmai zoo, Zoological Park Organization under the Royal Patronage of H.M.The King

Tramcar, Monorial

Chiangmai Zoo map

The Koala

At this moment Chiangmai zoo have 7 koalas 

3 male and 4 female koalas

4 koalas came from Australia on 22 November 2006

Koala babies born on 22 August 2009

Common name  :  Koala

Scientific name : Phascolarctos cinereus

Height :  60-80 cms.

Weight :  Female between 6-11 kgs.

Male from 8-14 kgs.

Smaller in northem distribution range.

Distribution Range : Coastal areas of Queenland, New South Wales, Victoria, and parts of South Australia

Sexual Maturity :  3-4 years of age

Pregnancy : 25-35 days

Time in marsupium : 6-8 months

Independency of the young : After 1 year

Number of offspring : 1 (twins are very rare)

Behavior : Solitary outside of mating season; inhabits trees.

Communication : Coarse call, similar to sawing wood.

Food : Eucalyptus leaves**

Life expectancy (In wild) : Female 15+ years, Male 12+ years

The 3 Subspecies

Australia is a continent located south of the equator that gets hotter the further north you go.  Therefore, the koala's fur is shorter, thinner and lighter in the north and longer, denser, and darker in the south.  Also, koala's in the north are much smaller than in the South (6kgs compared to 12kgs.)

** Eucalyptus

Height :  approzimately 60 m.

About 400 species of Eucalyptus 

Poisonous

Eucalyptus is poisonous to most animals.

The Koala, however, has a special disgestive system thai neutralizes the poison of some species of eucalyptus.  Some species are even poisonnoas to the koala.

Nutrition Information

Containing very little fiber and energy, a koala must eat 200-500g. of leaves on a daily basis to meet energy requirements.

50% water

8% lipids (lot)

4% proteen

5% Carbohydrate (energy)

credit : Chiangmai zoo, koala signed board