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Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo

Q: Where is Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo?

Bangkok, Thailand. Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Bangkok, Thailand. Its coordinates are 13.571° N, 100.596° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Khao Yai National Park, about 130 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo?

17 species. Citizen-science photos record 17 species at Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo, including Southern Cassowary, Saltwater Crocodile, European Rabbit, Capybara and Sun Parakeet. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo in the wild?

Southern Cassowary: Daintree National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Southern Cassowary (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park), Saltwater Crocodile (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park) and European Rabbit (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cairngorms National Park).

Q: When did Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo open and how big is it?

14 ha. Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Bangkok, Thailand, covers about 14 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 17 species are photographed there.

🇹🇭 Thailand

🏙️ In Bangkok

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Thailand 17 spp. present

The Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo was a famous crocodile zoo in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand that operated from 1950 to its temporary closure in 2020. During is tenure, the zoo operated as one of the largest crocodile zoos in the world, being home to 60,000 crocodiles. It even claimed to hold the world's largest crocodile in captivity, named Yai, who measured around 6 m and weighed 1,114 kg (2,456 lb). The Covid-19 pandemic and the loss of tourists would later cause the zoo's closure in 2020 before going into liquidation in 2021. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

13.571° N 100.596° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

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Medium

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Casuarius casuarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Daintree National Park

Crocodylus porosus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Daintree National Park+ 4 more parks

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Cairngorms National Park+ 7 more parks

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Aratinga solstitialis

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or citiesNearby records

Crocodylus siamensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Cat Tien National ParkNearby records

Hippopotamus amphibius

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Akagera National Park+ 38 more parks · Nearby records

Rusa unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Ranthambore National Park+ 27 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo?

Bangkok, Thailand

Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Bangkok, Thailand. Its coordinates are 13.571° N, 100.596° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Khao Yai National Park, about 130 km away.

What animals can you see at Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo?

17 species

Citizen-science photos record 17 species at Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo, including Southern Cassowary, Saltwater Crocodile, European Rabbit, Capybara and Sun Parakeet. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo in the wild?

Southern Cassowary: Daintree National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Southern Cassowary (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park), Saltwater Crocodile (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park) and European Rabbit (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cairngorms National Park).

When did Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo open and how big is it?

14 ha

Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Bangkok, Thailand, covers about 14 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 17 species are photographed there.