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Baby elephant crossing
Ok, how cute is this little bubba on a scale! Even though he'd most likely break the scale, he was so incredible cute and curious, picked up a PET bottle and snapped it in two while trying to figure out what was inside of it. I did ask about how old they where and one this size is about a year or so. Even though the red Tuctuc is a little bit behind they are basically the same size, you just gotta love these guys : )
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Pinnewela elephant orphanage is a government run orphanage for elephants just east of Kandy on Sri Lanka. This is an incredible place to go for viewing elephants and it’s heartwarming to see how they take care of them all. Some come there because they’ve lost their parents, others because they lost a limb by stepping on a land mine, and some like the biggest male of them all was made blind by poachers and shot while they were trying to take his tusks. All in all there are around 70 elephants at the orphanage right now.
There are basically three spots to see the elephants, two costs and one is free. If you want the freebee just stand outside of the orphanage and wait when they come back from the bathing at the river and you’ll see them walk by. If you do buy a ticket you can go inside the park and get some one on one time with them, although the keepers expect a tip for close encounters. Included in the ticket is also entrance to the river where the elephants go and bathe two twice per day. This is by far the best place to see them and the scenery is absolutely stunning! The elephants are led by a man with a megaphone making a trumpet sound and then they all rush down into the water, they seem to love getting wet and splashing themselves with their trunks : ) don’t be afraid to walk up to them and touch to experience how huge these beautiful creatures really are!
If you go to the restaurant which is on the left path down to the river you’ll have a wonderful buffet at a reasonable price with a view that will take your breath away! One of the most beautiful sceneries for a restaurant I’ve ever seen. There’s also a bunch of souvenir shops along the road but we found the prices to be high compared to the rest of the country.
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 55mm 2.8 macro
Baby elephant crossing
Ok, how cute is this little bubba on a scale! Even though he'd most likely break the scale, he was so incredible cute and curious, picked up a PET bottle and snapped it in two while trying to figure out what was inside of it. I did ask about how old they where and one this size is about a year or so. Even though the red Tuctuc is a little bit behind they are basically the same size, you just gotta love these guys : )
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Pinnewela elephant orphanage is a government run orphanage for elephants just east of Kandy on Sri Lanka. This is an incredible place to go for viewing elephants and it’s heartwarming to see how they take care of them all. Some come there because they’ve lost their parents, others because they lost a limb by stepping on a land mine, and some like the biggest male of them all was made blind by poachers and shot while they were trying to take his tusks. All in all there are around 70 elephants at the orphanage right now.
There are basically three spots to see the elephants, two costs and one is free. If you want the freebee just stand outside of the orphanage and wait when they come back from the bathing at the river and you’ll see them walk by. If you do buy a ticket you can go inside the park and get some one on one time with them, although the keepers expect a tip for close encounters. Included in the ticket is also entrance to the river where the elephants go and bathe two twice per day. This is by far the best place to see them and the scenery is absolutely stunning! The elephants are led by a man with a megaphone making a trumpet sound and then they all rush down into the water, they seem to love getting wet and splashing themselves with their trunks : ) don’t be afraid to walk up to them and touch to experience how huge these beautiful creatures really are!
If you go to the restaurant which is on the left path down to the river you’ll have a wonderful buffet at a reasonable price with a view that will take your breath away! One of the most beautiful sceneries for a restaurant I’ve ever seen. There’s also a bunch of souvenir shops along the road but we found the prices to be high compared to the rest of the country.
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 55mm 2.8 macro