Sri Lanka - Animals

India's Teardrop! We have just completed a two-week, 1,400 km journey around central Sri Lanka (see map), which was part history and culture (see separate album) and part wildlife - I have split the latter into two albums, Animals and Birds. We visited the main historic sites as well as several national parks - Wilpattu, Hurulu and Sinharaja*. We finished our trip with a few days by the beach at Mirissa, including a day spent looking for whales but only spotting dolphins. The elusive leopard eluded us too, but we saw many other animals, from tiny, colourful lizards to immense and majestic elephants. What a beautiful and welcoming country! (* = UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Map of Sri Lanka
Map of Sri Lanka
Chital Deer, Wilpattu National Park
Chital Deer, Wilpattu National Park
Monitor Lizard, Wilpattu National Park
Monitor Lizard, Wilpattu National Park
Monitor Lizard, Wilpattu National Park
Monitor Lizard, Wilpattu National Park
Monitor Lizard, Wilpattu National Park
Monitor Lizard, Wilpattu National Park
Mongoose, Wilpattu National Park
Mongoose, Wilpattu National Park
Sambar Deer, Wilpattu National Park
Sambar Deer, Wilpattu National Park
Muntjac Deer, Wilpattu National Park
Muntjac Deer, Wilpattu National Park
Chital Deer, Wilpattu National Park
Chital Deer, Wilpattu National Park
Egret and Crocodile, Wilpattu National Park
Egret and Crocodile, Wilpattu National Park
Turtle, Wilpattu National Park
Turtle, Wilpattu National Park
Butterfly, Wilpattu
Butterfly, Wilpattu
Squirrel, Isurumuni Royal Temple, Anuradhapura
Squirrel, Isurumuni Royal Temple, Anuradhapura
Long-tailed Macaque, Anuradhapura
Long-tailed Macaque, Anuradhapura
Water Buffalo and Cattle Egrets, Anuradhapura
Water Buffalo and Cattle Egrets, Anuradhapura
Long-tailed Macaques, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Long-tailed Macaques, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Long-tailed Macaques, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Long-tailed Macaques, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Grey Langurs, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Grey Langurs, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Grey Langurs, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Grey Langurs, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Grey Langur, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Grey Langur, Mihindu Seya, Mihintale
Small monitor lizard, Sigiriya
Small monitor lizard, Sigiriya
Butterflies, Sigiriya
Butterflies, Sigiriya
Butterfly, Sigiriya
Butterfly, Sigiriya
Butterfly, Sigiriya
Butterfly, Sigiriya
Monitor lizard, en route to Polonnaruwa
Monitor lizard, en route to Polonnaruwa
Monitor lizard, en route to Polonnaruwa
Monitor lizard, en route to Polonnaruwa
Long-tailed Macaques, Royal Palace, Polonnaruwa
Long-tailed Macaques, Royal Palace, Polonnaruwa
Long-tailed Macaque, Quadrangle Area, Polonnaruwa
Long-tailed Macaque, Quadrangle Area, Polonnaruwa
Lizard, Hurulu Eco Park
Lizard, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephants, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephants, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Elephant, Hurulu Eco Park
Long-tailed Macaques, Dambulla
Long-tailed Macaques, Dambulla
Long-tailed Macaque, Narampanawa, Digana
Long-tailed Macaque, Narampanawa, Digana
Lizard, Polwatha Eco Lodge, Digana
Lizard, Polwatha Eco Lodge, Digana
Lizard, Polwatha Eco Lodge, Digana
Lizard, Polwatha Eco Lodge, Digana
Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Polwatha Eco Lodge, Digana
Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Polwatha Eco Lodge, Digana
Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Polwatha Eco Lodge, Digana
Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Polwatha Eco Lodge, Digana
Squirrel on feeder, Jansen's Bungalow, Sinharaja
Squirrel on feeder, Jansen's Bungalow, Sinharaja
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Millipede, Sinharaja National Park
Millipede, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Butterfly, Sinharaja National Park
Butterfly, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Fish, Sinharaja National Park
Fish, Sinharaja National Park
Purple-faced Langur, Sinharaja National Park
Purple-faced Langur, Sinharaja National Park
Purple-faced Langur, Sinharaja National Park
Purple-faced Langur, Sinharaja National Park
Boulenger's Keelback water snake, Sinharaja National Park
Boulenger's Keelback water snake, Sinharaja National Park
Caterpillars, Sinharaja National Park
Caterpillars, Sinharaja National Park
Banded Snake, Sinharaja National Park
Banded Snake, Sinharaja National Park
Banded Snake, Sinharaja National Park
Banded Snake, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Lizard, Sinharaja National Park
Frog, Sinharaja National Park
Frog, Sinharaja National Park
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa
Spinner Dolphins, Mirissa

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