Wat Maha that
Wat Na Phra That or Wat Maha That is believed to have been built during the 12th century prior to Ayutthaya’s establishment to house the Buddha’s relics. According to ancient Thai tradition, Wat Mahathat represented the city centre as it enshrined relics of the Buddha. Thus, we found temples called
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The Brahminy Kite
Known as the “Red-backed White-necked Eagle” by the locals in the Welu River estuary, these birds have a common name called “Brahminy Kites”. The Brahminy Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey. Female adults are bigger than the male adults. The length of a female when measured from its beak to the ta
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Dinosaurs also Lived in Thailand
Hundreds of millions of years ago, there were many varieties of dinosaurs that lived and searched for food in primitive Thailand. Their bodies were buried and overtime those remains, which were underground, became fossils. Paleobiologists found fossilised bones of over 16 genera of dinosaurs in T
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The Earth before Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs did not suddenly appear on earth. In fact, they were a part of a lengthy and continuous biological evolution. You can learn about prehistorical animals from the story of the Paleozoic Era in the exhibition zone 3 The Paleozoic Era was a time before the appearance of dinosours, spanning
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