Date of the Photo:2007/1/23

This procession of Sri Lankan elephants to water in the local river would not have been available to me to photograph were it not for a marvelous sanctuary begun five years ago with six elephants. The herd has now expanded to 80 animals of all ages. The elephant is revered in this country as a working animal and these elephants have been found in the jungle and transported to the sanctuary to live out their noble lives.(//www.dajiyuan.com)