Tham Pha Mak Ho - LO0027
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Location
The wat is 1.5 km west of the H201, 3 km south of the junction with the H2250. It is signed off the highway and a good road leads to this large wat. The buildings can be seen from the H201. Approximately 100 steps lead up to the large building built in front of the cave.
Description
Inside the building the cave is to the left. The main shrine is to the right with the majority of the cave to the right. The cave is tiled and lit throughout. The passage leads to a reclining Buddha in an dead end. The way on to the main chamber is down some steps. This chamber (20m diameter) has a large Buddha and a skylight entrance high above.
Fauna
Snails:- Pollicaria mouhoti monochroma Kongim & Panha, 2013 (probably on surface in temple grounds) The wat has the last known colony in Thailand of c. 100 Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). The wat is in the hybridization zone between Rhesus and long-tailed macaques (M. fascicularis). There is also one male pig-tailed macaque who was introduced to the troop and is now the alpha-male. There are hybrids between the pig-tailed macaque and Rhesus monkeys.
Documents
Bibliography 12/03/2020- DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 124pp ELLIS, MARTIN (2010) "Caving Log û January 2010" www.thailandcaves.shepton.org.uk/node/103 HAMADA, YUZURU; URASOPON, NONTAKORN; HADI, ISLAMUL; MALAIVIJITNOND, SUCHINDA (2006) "Body Size and Proportions and Pelage Color of Free-Ranging Macaca mulatta from a Zone of Hydridization in Northeastern Thailand" International Journal of Primatology Vol. 27 No. 2 pp497-513 KONGIM, BANGON; SUTCHARIT, CHIRASAK; NAGGS, FRED; PANHA, SOMSAK (2013) "Taxonomic revision of the Elephant Pupinid snail genus Pollicaria Gould, 1856 (Prosobranchia, Pupinidae)ö ZooKeys No. 287 pp19-40 MALAIVIJITNON, SUCHINDA; TAKENAKA, OSAMU; KAWAMOTO, YOSHI; URASOPON, NONTAKORN; HADI, ISLAMUL; HAMADA, YUZURU (2007) "Anthropogenic Macaque Hydridization and Genetic Pollution of a Threatened Population" The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University Vol. 7 No. 11 pp11-23 MALAIVIJITNON, SUCHINDA; VARAVUDHI, PUTTIPONGSE (2002) "The Last Possible Troop of Semi-wild Thesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) in Thailand" The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University Vol. 2 No. 1 pp59-61 VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
2010-01-04 (M. Ellis)
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | Phu Tham - LO0030 | ||
| 2.0 | Tham Pha Fang - LO0096 | ||
| 3.8 | Tham Chang Suwan Thong - LO0124 | ||
| 4.4 | Tham Pha Bing - LO0026 | 20 | 0 |
| 5.9 | Phu Tham - LO0123 | ||
| 8.1 | Tham Ton Tom Pha - LO0076 | 50 | 5 |
| 8.2 | Tham Pha Sing - LO0024 | 120 | 19 |
| 8.3 | Cave LO0025 - LO0025 | ||
| 9.9 | Tham Men - LO0029 |