Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary Sunday with a feast of fruit for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece center, reputedly the world's first care home for destitute pachyderms.

Few sights in Sri Lanka are as captivating as a herd of elephants making their slow, majestic way to water. As I travelled around the island, I spent time in Rambukkana, just a short journey from the ...

"The babies are relatively small, but they are healthy," said the head of the orphanage Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. On Tuesday, for the first time in 80 years, twin ...

The twins, both males, were born at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in the central hills, an orphanage spokesperson said. The mother, a 25-year-old elephant named Surangi, had given birth before in 2009 ...

Colombo, July 15 (Daily Mirror) - Visitors to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage can now take part in a unique "Walk with an Elephant" experience, offering an opportunity to observe the animals up close ...

Colombo, Aug. 11 (Daily Mirror) - A majestic elephant named “Sumana” has become one of the most eye-catching attractions for visitors to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Sumana was brought to the ...

For the first time in nearly 80 years a domesticated elephant in Sri Lanka has given birth to twins, wildlife authorities said. According to a report by Reuters, the twins, both males, were born on ...

Sri Lanka’s coronavirus lockdown has helped reduce the death toll from clashes between elephants and humans, conservationists have said. Sumith Pilapitiya, a conservationist and former ...

On Tuesday, for the first time in 80 years, twin elephants were born in captivity in Sri Lanka, according to wildlife officials. A 25-year-old elephant named Surangi gave birth to the twin males at ...

COLOMBO, Sept 1 – An elephant in Sri Lanka gave birth to twins on Tuesday for the first time in nearly 80 years, wildlife authorities said. The twins, both males, were born to 25-year-old Surangi at ...