What do you get when you mix a lion, an Elephant, a Leopard, and a Bear? The answer is Sri Lankan wildlife!
Wildlife and Adventure
Quick Overview Of Sri Lankan Wild Life
As the sun sinks toward the distant horizon, the elephants begin to emerge from the scrub vegetation and move solemnly toward the glinting waters of a lake, its is September, toward the end of the dry season, the most water sources have long since disappeared. The Minneriya tank, however retain water through out the parched months and the now-exposed tank bed is flourishing, the fresh growth attracting herds of elephants from and far.
These gentle charismatic giants congregate here every year at this time, their numbers sometimes exceeding 300. To see so many together playing eating swiming looking for mates- is nothing but breathtaking
Minneriya
As the sun sinks toward the distant horizon, the elephants begin to emerge from the scrub vegetation and move solemnly toward the glinting waters of a lake, its is September, toward the end of the dry season, the most water sources have long since disappeared. The Minneriya tank, however retain water through out the parched months and the now-exposed tank bed is flourishing, the fresh growth attracting herds of elephants from and far.
These gentle charismatic giants congregate here every year at this time, their numbers sometimes exceeding 300. To see so many together playing eating swiming looking for mates- is nothing but breathtaking
Yala National Park
Elephants may be the most celebrated of Sri lanka’s diverse wildlife, But they actually represent just one actor on a crowed ecological sate, for instance this is one of the best places in the world to see the elusive leopard and one of the only places where the big cat is top predator in the system- the kind=g of the jungle. with striking marks a steek powerful body and graceful movements, the leopard is thrilling to observe, Try Yala National Park in the south east coastal arid zone
Wasgamuwa National Park
Final Member of “Big Three” is the sloth-bear, a shaggy, shambling denizen of the dry zone forest whose elongated snout and scimitar-like claws are ideally adapted for extracting termites from their mounds. In May and June they to the trees- a fantastic in incongruous sight- to on the sweet yellow fruits of the palu tree. Wasgamuwa National Park is one of the places on the island to have the pleasure of a sloth bear.
Horton Plains
Sri Lanka’s Varied forest abound with a dizzying assortment of other furry, scaled and feathered creatures. there are five species of deer, ranging from diminutive mouse deer, just 30cm in height and armed with elongated canine teeth- to the sambar, a large stately species in which the bull grows impressively large antlers. the latter are best seen in the high, open area surrounding Horton Plains, where they gather in the crisp evenings to feed on the long grasses and gain protection in numbers from leopards on the stalk.
Singharaja Forest
Sri Lanka’s Birdlife is astonishing, which is why ornithologists and amateur birdwatches woldwide flock here to take in such dazzling encouters as flamboyant Peacock strutting like a courtier, trying to impress the hens with his upright shimmering tail feathers, and a White-bellied Sea Eagle swooping from his perch on a half submerge tree, diving low over an inland talk to pluck a fish from the glittering water, and not forgetting the Sri Lankan Paradise Flycatcher flitting from perch to perch its amazingly long tail feathers bobbing behind it like chestnut ribbon. Sinharaja Forest Reserve is one of many in Sri lanka’s beautiful rainforests
360 Marine Life
On a breezy tropical night, the coastline, illuminated by the light of the full moon, a small section of a beach begins to gently quiver. suddenly, from amid the shifting grains of sand emerges first one, then another another tiny black form, their curved carapaces glinting softly.
These creatures are leatherback sea turtles hatchlings, perfect miniature replicas of their parents which immediately scuttle down the beach towards the sea, so beginning a remarkable battle for survival that like the islan upon whose shores they begin life, represents a perfect blend of ocean and land water and earth.
Above the waterline whales breach the surface, offering tantalizing glimpses or longer, lingering views. to stare into the eyes of one of these mysterious huge animals, regarding it as it regards you, is to look back to the beginning of times, Blue whales the larges animal on the planet, are seen off south coast Mirissa from November to May, as are Humpback and sperm whale, while on the north-west coast, off the Kalpitiya Penninsula, Dolphins by the score cut through the brilliant blue sea, Leaping, spinning, frolicking – and even allowing lucky onlookers to share the warm waters with them.