An elephant bathes in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka, June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
COLOMBO, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Established in 1975, the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage has one of the world's largest herds of captive elephants, becoming a popular tourist attraction in Sri Lanka. The elephants, old and young, are bathing and playing in the river, deeply immersed in this natural water paradise.
Elephants bathe in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka, June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
An elephant bathes in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka, June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Elephants bathe in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka, June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Elephants are seen before bathing daily in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka, on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Elephants bathe daily in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, about 90 kilometers from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Elephants are seen before bathing daily in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka, on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)■
