Elephant Orphanage

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When the elephants come marching in

  • November 17, 2000
  • Rated 4 of 5 by OzGirl from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
When the elephants come marching in

The Elephant Orphanage is run by the Department of National Zoological Gardens. Open 8:30am to 6 pm daily. Entrance fee is 150 Rupees. (A video camera will cost an extra 200 rupees). These elephants are rescued from the jungles of Sri Lanka (supposedly orphans or injured).

The activities that you can enjoy are:
-a milk feeding (9:15am, 1:15am & 5:00pm)
-elephant bathing (10am, 12pm & 4pm)

I watched the bathing process at 2pm... 55 elephants came marching down this dirt road through kiosks which sell local crafts. To experience the bathing we sat at a resturant along side the Mahaweli River, enjoyed a light meal as the elephants frollicked in the water. What amazed me is how the elephants responded to the words of their trainer... they have a special language they speak to the elephants (45 words). Whatever it is, it was amazing to see the elephants scatter from the pack, and then with the yell of the trainer they returned back to the pack.

From journal Meeting the Medicine Man

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