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The Gathering of Elephants

This is the second part of a five part series of articles from Mr. Srilal Miththapala an wildlife and nature enthusiast who has spent 20 year on researching and building community awareness about the Sri Lankan Wild Elephant and the …

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The Pinnawela Baby elephant ‘Abduction’

This is the first part of a five part series of articles from Mr. Srilal Miththapala an wildlife and nature enthusiast who has spent 20 year on researching and building community awareness about the Sri Lankan Wild Elephant and the …

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Asian Elephant

The Asian Elephant is different from the African one, even though you might not think so. The most noticeable differences are the tusks, the ears and the skin. Together, both the Asian and the African elephants make up the largest …

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Pictures from Yala National park

  Photographed by Kalu Ariyasena

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Holiday at Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Elephant Ride at Kandalama The elephant is  the largest animal that walks on land. They live in family groups headed by a female.The male occasionally joins the group. They are about 10 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs upto …

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