Tag Archives: elephants
The Gathering of Elephants
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 …

Posted in Lead Story, Travel & Nature
Tagged baby elephant, Elephant orphanages, elephants, Pinnawela, Siril Miththipala
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 …

Posted in Travel & Nature
Tagged Elephant orphanages, elephants, Pinnawala elephant orpanage, sri lanka
Pictures from Yala National park
Photographed by Kalu Ariyasena
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 …

Posted in Kids & Learn
Tagged elephant, elephant ride, elephants, holiday, interesting, Kandalama, Kids & Learn, pictures