Word: minneriya
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...escaped by crazily zigzagging in reverse, this one was rather close for comfort. "You're very fortunate," said Premaratna, our septuagenarian guide. "I've never seen so many herds assembled at one time." He estimated that there were about 1,000 elephants graying the grassy expanse that is the Minneriya-Giritale Sanctuary - about one-third of the country's wild-elephant population. Minneriya must be one of Sri Lanka 's best-kept secrets. In three hours, we'd seen just two other cars prowling around. And as the sun sank, accompanied by the snapping and cracking of branches, elephants - singly...
...escaped by crazily zigzagging in reverse, this one was rather close for comfort. "You're very fortunate," said Premaratna, our septuagenarian guide. "I've never seen so many herds assembled at one time." He estimated that there were about 1,000 elephants graying the grassy expanse that is the Minneriya-Giritale Sanctuary?about a third of the country's wild-elephant population...
...Minneriya must be one of Sri Lanka's best-kept secrets. In three magical hours, we'd seen just two other cars prowling around. And as the sun began to dip, accompanied by the snapping and cracking of branches, elephants?singly at first, then in tens, then in hundreds?came to the shores of the Minneriya Tank (one of Sri Lanka's major reservoirs) to drink, bathe and play...
...nothing beats the sight of the behemoths in their natural state. The beasts at Minneriya knew neither the mahouts' steely prods nor the tourists' prickly flashbulbs...
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