Tourist Putting Life At Risk For Crocodile Feeding
Terrifying photos have emerged online of Chinese tourists- some of them children- standing on a rusty metal raft feeding crocodiles. These photos piwere taken by Jon Nok- a passing motorcycle-taxi driver. And as soon as the photos hit the news Elephant Kingdom in Chonburi, Thailand went to close.
According to the elephant kingdom they take care of the people and take a look to the safety also. The photos show people including children’s standing on a cage type boat floating on plastic drums, and crocs just inches away from them.
Elephant Kingdom owner Uthen Youngprapakorn told the Mirror: ‘We don’t put more than 15 people in a cage at a time.But they can hold more than this. … There have never been any problems and visitors are very happy. We always watch everything very closely.’
Elephant Kingdom will be closed for 90 days while officials perform safety checks, the Mirror reported. Crocodile feeding is a popular activity among Chinese tourists
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