Dehiwala Zoological Garden

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Sri Lanka's National Zoo is in Dehiwala, a suburb of Colombo, the island's capital. The Sri Lanka Zoo, which covers more than 10 hectares, was established in the early twentieth century.

The zoo includes a huge collection of animals and birds from throughout the world, as well as an aquarium and a terrarium with a variety of snakes. The zoo is home to elephants, orangutans, tigers, leopards, giraffes, rhinoceroses, hippos, flamingos, parrots, pelicans, owls, crocodiles, turtles, deer, and other animals.

You even may see sea lions and elephants perform at the zoo.