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Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand
Things to Know
Thailand has a constitutional monarchy.
Tropical rainforests are found close
to the equator.
Map
of Thailand
Map
of Southern Thailand
Rainforest
Map and Slideshow
Language: Thai
Names
in Thai-See if your name has been translated into Thai.
Thai
virtual translator.
Translate English into Thai.
Learn Thai
Through Music Thai music with Thai and English words. Some songs
have been translated into English.
Animals
Thailand has two native species of bear; the Asiatic
Black Bear and the Malayan
Sun Bear. The Black is found all over the country while the Sun
Bear is found in the southern region of Thailand.
Gibbons are small apes that live in the upper canopy of the lowland
rainforest of South-East Asia.
The pitta
bird was rediscovered in the Khao Noi Chuchi( last lowland
rainforest in Thailand) after being considered extinct. TheRed-Whiskered
Bulbul in the south of Thailand the bulbul is caged for
competition. The Red-Whiskered Bulbul was once commonly found
throughout the country, over the past 10 years its sound has slowly
disappeared from the southern forests of Thailand.
Common
Tree Shrew
Slow Loris
Climate
Thailand has a tropical climate-wet or hot and humid. In southern
Thailand there are two seasons, dry and wet. The southwest monsoon
are usually from mid-May to September.
Land
Scientists believe that rainforests are the oldest ecosystems on
earth. Some rainforests in Southeast Asia have been around for at
least 100 million year.
Layers
Of A Rainforest
The Tropical Rainforest has four layers.
Tarutao
National Park is the southern-most group of islands
on the west coast of Thailand. The park consists of 51 islands.
Plants
Tropical
Rainforest Plants
Bamboo:
Found in Asian rain forests is one of the fastest growing plants.
They can grow over 100 feet tall.
Palms: There are many varieties of palm trees that grow along the
shores of the tropics. The coconut palm tree originated in Asia
and the pacific coast of South America. They now can be found
around the world. They produce a fruit called coconuts.
In 1901 British planters introduced rubber trees into the Malay Peninsula. Commercial rubber
production now takes place in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.
Thailand is the world's leading exporter of rice.
Wet rice: Grown in irrigated fields throughout the central plain
and in the South. Common method of growing rice in Asia by flooding
fields with water. Later, when the crops mature, the fields are
drained. Wet-rice
cultivation (this link shows a site about Vietnam but it does
explain wet-rice cultivation simply.).
Games
Rainforest Games
Word Search, crossword, and more.
Read
Exploring
The Tropical Rainforest
Biography
of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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