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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village. Pinnawalla is notable for having the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 88 elephants, including 37 males and 51 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala.
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I've been ther before with my family. My grandma lives in Sri Lanka
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R.I.P Satao!
cool..
thanks Khathoub!
niceee shots.. im so grateful that I got the chance to see the place for real... :) wonderful..
Yes they are.. thank you for the comment facuv1 !!!
gracias harsuame !
Grandioso bella toma::
thank you all for your kind words and encouragement !!!
Congrats Nuwan on your SOTD award.
Congratulations for your SOTD, Nuwan.
Stunning images. Thanks for sharing.
Great series! Well deserved SOTD!
Beautiful!!
Congrats Nuwan!
Congrats, Nuwan - nice series :)
Congratulations, Nuwan this cutie is such a delightful SOTD !
I am glad Pinnawala has so many beautiful elephants, lovely pictures and congratulations =)
Excellent series!
thanks Maria
Congratulations, Nuwan!
thank you Leuba and Scott !!!
Congratulations Nuwan! Great series!
Beautiful photos Nuwan -Congratulations !
It's such a pity that we need these sanctuaries..
I am deeply honored, thank you Yasser for choosing this as a spotting of the day. I appreciate all of your kind words thank you all !!