Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is the largest collection of elephants in the world. It has wild Asian elephants which are being fed, treated and nursed for their wounds that they get in various forests of Sri lanka or from land-mines. According to our tour guide there were about 90 elephants at that time. Once the calves attain adulthood, they are either sold or donated.
The orphanage is very famous among tourists especially kids can buy a bottle of milk from counter and feed directly to the wild calves. There is also a ceremony of animals bathing in nearby rivers which itself attracts many tourists.
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Album: Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
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