Sri Lanka’s main zoo is bracing for a food crunch for its 4,500 animals, amid runaway inflation that has pushed food prices up by nearly 60 per cent and brought misery to Sri Lankans hit by the worst ...

As part of the ritual, the auspicious elephant of the zoo was anointed with oil. A special moment was the anointing of the 153-year-old giant tortoise, the oldest known living animal in Sri Lanka.

Before giant waves slammed into Sri Lanka and India coastlines ten days ... Flamingos abandoned their low-lying breeding areas. • Zoo animals rushed into their shelters and could not be enticed ...

World's 'saddest' elephant dies in Philippines zoo Uncertain fate awaits ... their crops and themselves. While Sri Lanka allows electric fences to keep the animals away, the charge is just strong ...

A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago ... Buddhist temple last year, the zoo’s chief veterinarian, Madusha Perera, told the AFP news agency. Animal welfare groups said the elephant ...

While Sri Lanka allows electric fences to keep the animals away, the charge is just strong enough to stun them without causing serious injury. The country has some 5,000km (3,100 miles ...