A Thai veterinarian sterilizes a monkey in a bid to control the birth rate of the monkey population in Hua Hin city, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand, 15 July 2017. (Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA/EFE)

A zoo performer smiles as he puts his head between the jaws of a crocodile during a performance for tourists at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, in Chonburi province, east of Bangkok,Thailand, June 7, 2016. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)

Monkeys eat fruits during the Monkey Buffet Festival, near the Phra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi province, north of Bangkok, Thailand November 27, 2016. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)

Children play with weapons during Children's Day celebration at a military facility in Bangkok, Thailand January 14, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Cambodian motorcyclists drive near a double rainbow, following the conclusion of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on July 29, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images)

This screengrab from Thai TV Pool video taken on May 1, 2019 shows a ceremony in which Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn “legally married” Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya in Bangkok. Thailand announced on May 1, 2019 that King Maha Vajiralongkorn's long-time consort had become his fourth wife, bestowed with the title Queen Suthida – a surprise move just days before his coronation. (Photo by Bureau of the Royal Household via Reuters)

A confiscated female orangutan smuggled from Indonesia looks out from a cage before being sent back home to Indonesia, at Khao Pratupchang Wildlife Breeding Center in Ratchaburi province, Thailand, 11 November 2015. According to media reports, Thailand will return fourteen smuggled orangutans to Indonesia on 12 November, after Thai authorities found them in 2010 by a roadside in Phuket province, apparently on their way to a private zoo. (Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA)

Thai residents carrying a basin with a dog inside wade through water at a flooded street during a downpour in central Yala, southern province, Thailand, 28 November 2024. Seven provinces in southern Thailand are facing severe flooding after heavy rains caused by a strong northeast monsoon, affecting thousands of people and forcing the closure of schools and roads, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. (Photo by Nakharin Chinnawornkomol/EPA/EFE)