What kind of animals live in Laos?
Most of Laos is still covered by natural, primary and secondary forest creating habitat for a variety of wildlife. Wild sightings include Asian elephant, pot bellied pig, tiger, sun bear, leopard cat, rhinoceros, kouprey, sun bear, gaur, giant flying squirrel and the newly documented saola.
What animals live in the Annamite mountains?
The Annamites provide the last sanctuary in the world for many endemic monkeys, birds and plants as well as large mammals such as the Javan rhino, Asian elephant, and Indo-Chinese tiger. During the last ice age a ‘refuge’ of evergreen forest survived in the Annamites and many species evolved in isolation.
Where can I see wildlife in Laos?
Vang Vieng Elephant Sanctuary. 201.
What is the national animal of Laos?
The elephant
The elephant is the official national animal of Laos, a reflection on both the unique virtues of this unique animal and on the spiritual makeup of the Laotian people. Buddhism is the predominant spirituality in Laos, and Buddhism recognizes the elephant as a symbol of mental and physical fortitude as well as loyalty.
What is unique about Laos?
Laos: a landlocked country in Southeast Asia with some of the shortest people in the world! Laos is also famous for having the tallest treehouse in the world, the oldest human fossil in Southeast Asia, and is considered one of the fastest-growing economies in all of Asia.
Are there tigers in Laos?
Tigers are considered funcionally extinct in Vietnam and Laos. There may be a handful of tigers in the evergreen forests of the Northern Annamites in Laos and Vietnam, and the Dry Forests/Central Annamites landscape in Southern Laos and Central Vietnam.
What animals live in the Annamite mountains of Vietnam and Laos?
The range is home to rare creatures such as the recently discovered Annamite rabbit and the antelope-like saola, the Douc langur, the large gaur, the Chinese pangolin, and the Indochinese tiger.
Are there poisonous snakes in Laos?
Are there venomous snakes in Laos? There are roughly 22 species of venomous snakes in Laos. They include the Monocled Cobra, the Malayan Krait, the small-spotted coral, and the Banded Krait, to name a few.
Does Laos have birds?
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Laos. The avifauna of Laos include a total of 772 species, of which two have been introduced by humans. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.
Why is Laos called Million Elephants?
The name “A MILLION ELEPHANTS” comes from Lao history and culture and speaks to our mission to bring prosperity to Lao artisans through fair trade: As Laos had extensive forests and sparse human population, wild herds of elephants roamed all over.