Female Elephants (Elephas maximus maximus) with young at Minneriya Reservoir, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Immature Bull Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) washing mud off his lunch at Kumana National Park, Southern Sri Lanka.
Large Bull Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) with torn ear at Bundala National Park, Southern Sri Lanka.
Young Elephant calf (Elephas maximus maximus) at Minneriya National Park, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Bull Elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) on the sand dunes at Bundala National Park, Southern Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan Navy have rescued Elephants far out at sea several times in the last few years. They naturally float and are strong swimmers.
Young Matriarch Elephant standing her ground at dusk, and protecting her small family, behind the beach and sand dunes at Bundala National Park, Southern Sri Lanka.
Lone Elephant at Kandalama Wewa (Reservoir), North Central Province near Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Large-headed Bull Elephant in musth, looking threatening and standing his ground at Wasgomuwa National Park, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Solitary Elephant in the long grass at Minneriya National Park, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Large Bull Elephant with attendant Egret at Minneriya National Park, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Profile of a Large Bull Elephant in musth, and showing his large and prominent forehead at Wasgomuwa National Park, North Central Province, Sri Lanka. You can see he is in musth from the dark liquid oozing from an area behind his eyes. When you are there in person, you can smell the musth from some distance.
Four Elephants, including two calves, enjoying the waters at the 1700-year-old reservoir during a dry period in the Minneriya National Park, North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Mother & calf with another calf due soon, Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Female Elephants and young, at dusk in Bundala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Newly-born calf taking its first steps with mother at dusk, in Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
The same newly-born calf getting a helping gentle trunk from mother, at dusk in Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Eyes at dusk of a lonesome, young male, in Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.