Animals in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is home to some of the most beautiful wild animals in the world. The Wildlife of Sri Lanka includes it's flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Many of the plants and animals in Sri Lanka are endemic to the country, which means you will only find them here. Sri Lanka is a wildlife hotspot with countless of national parks and forest reserves. The small island of Sri Lanka is populated by wild animals such as birds, reptiles, elephants, sloth bear and leopards. But many of these beautiful animals are endangered.
„The Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC), the legal custodian of wildlife in Sri Lanka, has designated seven flagship species as the Top Seven Wild Sri Lanka at it's 65th Anniversary commemorated in 2014. While it was long overdue in Sri Lanka, Africa named it's flagship species as the Big Five sometime back. Sri Lanka’s Top Seven represent the land and the sea animals and are namely elephant, leopard, bear, black-necked stork and saltwater crocodile who inhabit some of the national parks and their environs; leatherback turtle and blue whale who inhabit the Sri Lankan waters.“
Elephant
The mother of all animals.
Peacock
Did you know that they actually can fly. The man is called peacock, the lady peahen and more than one is called a party.
Leopards
Rather timid, but sometimes we are lucky to see them.
Dogs
There were no street dogs in Sri Lanka, until we humans built the streets. There are wild dogs, born in the nature of Sri Lanka. We love them and look after them.
Dolphins
Dolphins are so wise animals. In Sri Lanka you can once in a while meet many of them together.
Whale
Around whole island there are so many whales. Different breeds. Especially the blue whale you can see almost all year around down south.
