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...doorstep if you?re staying on Hastings Street?Noosa?s main drag and location of its best accommodations. From an apartment here, it?s a short stroll into the park, where walking trails lead through thick forest and koalas, goannas and other wildlife abound. You might encounter the local fauna downtown, too. While happily devouring an ice cream on Hastings Street one afternoon, I looked up and saw an Australian scrub turkey leave its natural habitat nearby to cross the busy road. No one else looked up from their sundaes...
...ANIMAL PLANET Fauna lovers need look no further than this comprehensive guide to the numerous exotic beasties that regard the World Heritage-demarcated Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary and the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary as their home...
Thailand's love of gastronomic exotica extends to the foulest of fauna. Grasshoppers, water bugs and dung beetles are considered fair snacktime fare. Not on the tapas menu, however, are cockroaches. Too vile even for the liberal Thai palette? No, too adorable?for months, one of the trendiest pets to own in Thailand has been the Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroach, an imported species that can grow to centimeters in length and sells in pet shops for $1.20. "They're clean, they're cute and I love the sound they make," explains a proud local pest owner. Besides hissing, they also...
...resort's boat to the uninhabited islands nearby for some of Malaysia's best diving and snorkeling. There is also a resident naturalist, former Malaysian special-forces soldier Captain Mat, who leads jungle and beach tours and prides himself on an encyclopedic knowledge of the region's flora and fauna. And from May to September, visitors can take a hotel van southward for an hour to see hawksbill turtles trundle on shore to lay their eggs. Thousands of massive leatherbacks used to haul themselves onto the beach right next to the Tanjong Jara to do the same. Sadly, mistreatment...
...possible to hike entirely alone?without a guide or a porter?but it's a false economy. Kamal was a font of knowledge about local culture and the unique flora and fauna I would have otherwise overlooked. He showed me how to crack open a type of mud-color river stone to reveal ancient fossils. He also pointed out ragged scars on the mountain flanks caused by landslides that not only destroy villages but take out trekking parties as well. Altitude sickness is another potential killer. I chafed at Kamal's exhortations to go slower, but soon came to heed...