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The four-year-old male and female have been taken to a zoo in Chonburi province, east of Bangkok.

The zoo said the animals were sensitive to noise, and the loud explosions and bangs of last week's protests could make them ill or even kill them.

There has been a political stand-off in Bangkok for the past six weeks.

The confrontation pits supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) against the government, led by Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.

It erupted into violence last Tuesday as protesters blockaded parliament in a bid to prevent the inauguration of a new government.

Two people died and hundreds were injured in clashes between police and protesters in streets close to Dusit Zoo.