Wild Thailand

Southern Thailand is the Thailand we think we all know. It's a place of both spectacular natural beauty and of wild parties, but behind this well-known image is also a place of unexpected surprise, where spirituality pervades every bit of life. For the animals that live here, this is natural wonderland.

In Central Thailand's forests, fertile plains and even city streets, nature finds a way of living alongside people. Away from the skyscrapers of Bangkok and the manicured lawns of Lumpini Park, where enormous water monitor lizards mingle with the picnicking families, a ceremony epitomising the Thai Buddhist notion of 'making merit' takes place.