The elephant ‘Suranimala’ of the renowned Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in the outskirts of Kegalle town created a scene when it was taken by its mahouts for a bath in the ‘Maha Oya’ just by the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage on December 24. - Sri Lanka News
“But the most distressing sight is that of the elephants, five of them, all chained to the ground. Thankfully, Alipore zoo now has them in open spaces surrounded by moats, although it still cannot stop visitors from feeding them all kinds of rubbish. Yet the elephants are the USP of the Colombo zoo which, together with the famous elephant orphanage in Pinnawala and the farm at Gonapola, form the National Zoological Gardens. The beasts provide entertainment in the form of joy rides at fixed hours, fodder for zoo research and bring in much of the international attention the zoological garden delights in. Space again proves the obvious spoiler. But couldn’t there be some other way to exhibit these creatures?” - The Telegraph
“The 46th elephant cub born in Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka recently was ceremoniously named today as Vidula.” - Colombo Page
“An elephant named Sapumali gave birth to the new cub. The officials said that the cub is in good health.” - Colombo Page
“You have read about them in brochures, magazines and newspapers, and seen them on TV. But none of these prepare you for the live action at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka. Sixty-odd elephants ? big and small, ? take that small pathway from the river to their natural-habitat like “orphanage” in disciplined rows of twos or threes, which reminds you of your school days. Fresh from their bath, but not really looking fresh ? with mud and clay smeared over their bodies ? they make their way past the throng of curious onlookers to their `home’. ” - The Hindu Business Line
