Grey Langur

A Carnival of Animals

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January 24th 2013
Well, as the title might suggest, the past week has been all about the wonderfully beautiful and varied wildlife of Sri Lanka. After ever so reluctantly leaving the absolute loveliness of Ella, we eventually did move down out of the cool and refreshing hills and onto the hot and muggy plains of southern Sri Lanka. Our first stop was the little lakeside town of Tissa where we booked into our room n ... read more

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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