Human orphanages aren't the only kind of orphanage I visited in Sri Lanka. One of my most delightful visits was to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in central Sri Lanka. The government-run orphanage is home to some 60 rescued Asian elephants. Some are babies who have lost their mothers. Others are adults who have become separated from their herd or are wounded and unable to take care of themselves. Twice a day, they are led, unrestrained, through the town for a dip in the Maha Oya river, where they enjoy 4 hours of bathing daily.
It's an amazing sight to watch dozens of these amazing creatures bathing and frolicking in the water. I had a hard time tearing myself away from this scene - I took almost 100 photographs in the space of a couple hours!
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Arent they the cutest? and not to forget their AWESOME memory power.
Posted by: AquaM | Friday, February 24, 2006 at 06:24 AM
what is the address of this orphange and also do you have the address of the elephant orphanage in Kerala
Posted by: rekha | Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 08:01 PM
Hi Rekha,
I don't know the address of the orphanage, but in the link above there is a contact address, which is: Jayantha Jayewardene, Biodiversity and Elephant Conservation Trust, 615/32 Rajagiriya Gardens, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka; fax to 011-94-(0)75-337142; e-mail to romalijj@slt.lk. I've never heard of the elephant orphanage in Kerala - is there one?
Posted by: Basia | Thursday, October 05, 2006 at 12:13 PM
hi
i loved this pachiderm page, the elephant pics are awesome, i am an artist, this time i wanted to do something
for wildlife and want to give the money to charity, im from karnataka i would like to know if i could volunteer or join any animal/elephant rescue team and help.
Posted by: jadedragon | Monday, February 26, 2007 at 09:34 PM
jadedragon: I'm not affiliated with this or any other elephant/wildlife organization, so I don't have any information on this for you. I just take pictures!
Posted by: Basia | Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 11:41 AM
Awww!! I love elephants so much! They are one of my favorite animals. the pictures are great too.
Posted by: Jenna | Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 06:12 PM
hi again,
thanks for the info . the pics you took are awesome, keep up the gr8 job :)
good luck to all that you do.peace
Posted by: thejade.dragon | Sunday, March 04, 2007 at 12:25 AM