Flying over Sri Lanka's lush greenery, it is hard to imagine the rumbling war with nature going on beneath the canopy of tree-tops. But the world's largest land mammal is in battle with the species that thinks it is bigger than them all; humans. The elephant's only real enemies are flies, and us.
Sri Lanka's sub-species of the Asian elephant, called Elephas Maximus adorns the art and religion of this country. The elephant has long been associated with status and esteem. But the majestic giants face a struggle for their very survival. Perhaps the joy of watching babies recklessly playing under the watchful eye of adults at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage,
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