Tusker posing

Pinnawala Elephant Santuary

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April 27th 2012
Yes, it's a tourist trap. But, from the view point of a 11 year old, it's not everyday you get to stand next to an elephant herd, feed a plantains to a baby elephant, get to touch a baby elephant and it's mother and watch the herd go down to the river for their twice a day bath time. There is some valid criticism of the "orphanage" ... everything from, "they are allowing breeding to ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Sabaragamuwa Province » Pinnawala

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more