Located in Hua Thanon, the aquarium hosts many local species of coral fishes, huge cat fishes and several sharks as leopard or black tip shark.
Once you have been browsing the tanks in a long and dark gallery, you will suddenly come out in a brighter place with tigers and leopards in rather small and hot cages. Fortunately, a sign mentioned that felins are only held temporarely in this cages and will return to a wider park in the back of the zoo.
After enjoying the impressive size of those "cats" you will be invited to a bird show, where parrots, hornbills, sea hawks and eagles or even otters will perform some amusing trick for you pleasure.... if they are in the mood.
Then it's time for the inevitable photo with the tiger (Mainly to impress your friends). 100 baht per person with your camera, 200 baht with the zoo's Polaroid. Money goes to the Tiger's Foundation, so you will even feel better.
On the way out, don't fortget to say "hi" to the few birds and monkeys in smaller cages accross the parking, some of the parrots are quite friendly and their tongues have some funny behaviour.
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