Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela Srilanka Part 1/3

[HenryDavidT]

Wow, what an absolute, majestic bull elephant, with exquisite tusks. He is truly one of Nature's wonders! For the largest animal on land, & with close to 100 of them, they should be given more than 20 acres. They should have a whole park of at least several square miles, big enough for everyone to roam around freely but also small enough to fence, so closer inspection for health reasons can be done. It's beautiful to see so many elephants living together, caring for their own young...

[Ratnayake31]

@HenryDavidT \

Actual area is about 25 acres

[HenryDavidT]

@Ratnayake31 25 acres is quite a bit, but then this majestic herd of elephants is said to be around 80. Fortunately, they get to move around, as seen here, & are not confined to a 100x200 sq.feet like most zoos here in the West. In any event, I wonder if prosthetics were constructed for the young adult with a missing front leg; she/he's very courageous but needed to walk better, as that missing leg is destroying her over-all skeletal structure, from slow wear & tear movements.

[Ratnayake31]

@HenryDavidT

You are welcome to visit SriLanka and see for yourself this Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage

[Ratnayake31]

@Ratnayake31

There is a similar open air animal park in Canada near Hamilton.

African Lion Safari is a family owned safari park situated in Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Toronto.

Worth visting this place, I had been there a few years back.

Here there are more animals other than elephants

[roarfunky]

2.00 that is dangerous, though they do not harm they are still not tamed, wild animals, that man takes the baby with him close to the elephant that is crazy.

[milanasmith]

We been there its very beutiful! i like when they are going to the lake. when u been there! This is elephant still stay there . he is very agressiv. is that a bleme elephant??OO yes this the one bleme. after they ask for money.