{"id":4930,"date":"2020-01-12T17:26:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T17:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/?p=4930"},"modified":"2020-01-12T17:26:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T17:26:18","slug":"thailand-pt3-jungles-of-khao-yai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpunk.net\/sushibits\/thailand-pt3-jungles-of-khao-yai\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand pt3: Jungles of Khao Yai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We traveled to the jungles of national park Khao Yai on the second day we arrived in Thailand, jetlag and all! The first evening we went out to go to a batcave. On the way we visited a local market where they sold all kinds of vegetables from the mountains around it, but there were also cages with piglets and even hedgehogs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There was an entrance to the batcave near a buddhist temple. We got the key from the monk and wandered around a huge cave, filled with different species of bats, and a lot of spiders, centipedes and other critters. Here and there we smalles statues and pots in the cave!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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there they are!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But that wasn’t the highlight! We quickly drove further into the mountains to watch a spectaaaaaaaaacular sight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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they were coming from huge caverns in the mountain in one long, small stream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Millions, millions of bats, leaving the huuuge caverns in the mountains to go hunting at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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so many!!!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Incredible!! This sight went on for at least half an hour and after one hour you could still see bats leaving the cave. Spectacular! I couldn’t believe it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And you could hear them squeek! It was so amazing. Sometimes big birds of prey would swoop in and catch a couple! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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