Udawalawa Elephant Orphanage

Elephants they are huge, adorable and extremely intelligent. Their fascinating behavior is a treat to watch. The world’s first elephant orphanage Udawalawa’, since its inception in 1995, has helped care for dozens of injured, sick, or orphaned baby elephants from all over Sri Lanka. Visitors to the home are able to observe an animated group of around 20 or 30 juvenile and teenage pachyderms, who are fed four times a day. The resident animals are looked after until they are deemed fit enough to be released back into the wild, after which they are closely monitored for investigational purposes, as well as their own safety.