The elephant orhpahange at Kegalla provides care and protection to the many baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers. Be there in the afternoon to watch the heard wander through the town to the nearby river where they bathe, wallow and play for a few hours before heading home.
An intergenerational delight is the bottle feeding of the baby elephants at noon each day. Spectators speak dozens of languages, but the laughter is universal.
Aggressive monkeys, wild elephants, and the elusive endangered tiger made this journey to India's Bandipur National Park one to remember.