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Khao Sok National Park

The Khao Sok National Park was established in 1980. Khao Sok
National Park covers an area of 739 square kilometers in the
province of Surat Thani. This stunning National Park is covered
by the oldest evergreen rainforest in the world, huge limestone
mountains shooting straight up in the air, deep valleys,
breathtaking lakes, exciting caves, wild animals and much,
much more. In most of the region the ground level is about
200m above sea level, with the average mountain top  height of
around 400m. The tallest peak in the National Park is 960m.

Species diversity is extremely high in Khao Sok. There are
approximately 200 different floral species per hectare and deep
in the forest there are around 48 species of mammal, 311
species of bird, 38 species of bat along with many reptiles and
insects.

Khao Sok is also a fantastic place to go on holiday. Elephant
Experiences, Elephant  trekking, lake and mangrove safari’s, trekking on foot and canoeing are all
possible activities available at Elephant Hills operated in and around the National Park. Khao Sok is
perfectly situated on the mainland between Phuket, Krabi, Khao Lak and Koh Samui, the most popular
destinations in Southern Thailand and will give you the experience of a lifetime. Find out what tours are
on offer from Elephant Hills

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Bamboo

There are around 1200 types of bamboo in the world, about 40 of which
can be found in Thailand. Bamboo is extremely strong and has the
tensile strength equivalent to steel. Bamboo is also very fast growing,
the fastest known on earth; there is one species that holds the record
of 126cm in 24 hours. The biggest bamboo species can grow 50 m
high and 30 cm in diameter and the smallest are only a few inches tall.

Bamboo is used for construction and scaffolding, utensils, containers
of various sizes including cages, fencing, musical instruments, water
pipes and fishing equipment.

The Year of the Tiger!

The tiger is the heaviest of all the cats in the world and it is an
excellent tree climber and swimmer. They can have ranges from 20
up to 600 km2 which is necessary for looking for food and this is
one of the main reasons habitat loss is such a threat to viable tiger
populations.

Tigers will happily eat any animal that it is capable of over-powering
and they can eat between 18 and 40 kg of meat in 1 time but they
don’t have to eat every day. It is believed that between 10-20 tigers
still exist in the Khao Sok National Park.

According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the Year of the
Tiger, The cycle of twelve animal signs - the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit,
dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig -
originates from Chinese tradition. Every animal has particular characteristics and people born in a specific
year are believed to take on these characteristics. The Tiger is a sign of bravery.  This courageous and fiery
fighter is admired by the ancient Chinese as the sign that keeps away the three main tragedies of a
household. These are fire, thieves and ghosts. Were you born during a Year of the Tiger? You were if you
were born in one of these years: 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, and 1998