Wildlife & Nature
Khao Sok National Park is home to a diverse ecosystem, including tropical evergreen and rainforest environments, and is known for its high level of biological diversity.
Wildlife encounters
Who you might meet in the Khlong Saeng and Khao Sok forest complex. Keep an eye out for P’ Du, our local wild elephant, and watch him quietly from a safe, respectful distance.
Asian Elephant
The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is distributed in Southeast Asia from India and Nepal in the west to Borneo in the east. Asian elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia. Since 1986, the Asian elephant…
Barking Deer
The Barking deer is the most common species of the deer family in Thailand. It is found throughout the country as well as throughout Asia. It is also called the Common Muntjac. Why is it called barking deer? When it senses a…
Banteng
The Gaur is a vegetarian animal with a huge body weight supported by incredibly slim white legs, this large dark-coloured mammal is distinct from the banteng in that it has no white rump patch. They live in sparse forest where…
Malayan Tapir
The Tapir aka Malayan Tapir (tapicus indicus) looks a bit like a pig with a long snout but are not related to them. Tapir habitats are in southern and central parts of Sumatra (Indonesia), and on in Peninsular Malaysia. The tapir…
Malaysian Sun Bear
The Malaysian Sun Bear aka the Malay or Malayan Sun Bear is the smallest bear species in the world. It height ranges from 1,2 to 1,5 meters, head to tail. It is only the only species of bear living in Khlong Saeng – Khao Sok…
Wild Boar
Wild boar is also known as wild pig. It is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. Wild boar are native across much…
Long-tailed macaque
The crab-eating macaque is also known as the long-tailed macaque. It is a primate native to Southeast Asia. It has a long history alongside humans. The crab-eating macaque lives in matrilineal social groups with a female…
Sunda Slow Loris
The slow loris is a very cute animal living in Southeast Asia and bordering areas. At least 8 different species have been identified. If you happen to see one in Khao Sok National Park it probably will be the Sunda slow loris,…
Birds of the lodge
The flavescent bulbul is a common sighting around Anurak Lodge. Great hornbills, the birds our restaurant is named after, cross the valley at dawn.
Great Hornbill
The great hornbill (Latin name Buceros bicornis) also known as the great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its…
Streaked Spiderhunter
On the IUCN Red List of Threatened species The streaked spiderhunter, latin name Arachnothera magna, is classified at “least concern” due to it large range. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos,…
Hornbill
The hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. Both the common English and the scientific name of the family refer to the shape of the bill, “buceros” being “cow…
Flavescent Bulbul
The flavescent bulbul (Latin name Pycnonotus flavescens) is a common sighting around Anurak Lodge. Its name comes from “flavescent” which means yellowish or turning yellow. The bulbuls are a family of medium-sized songbirds. Many…
Common Kingfisher
The common kingfisher is a very common bird. It has an extremely large range which means you can observe this species in many parts of the world. Apart from Southeast Asia it occurs in Europe, the Middle East and parts of Africa.…
