Images Dated 2005 December

Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage near Kegalle, Hill Country, Sri Lanka

Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage near Kegalle, Hill Country, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, The Hill Country, Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage near Kegalle between Kandy and Colombo, the most popular attraction in Sri Lanka for Tourists, Elephants bathing in the ri

© Gavin Hellier

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A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) in the Canyon des makis

A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) in the Canyon des makis, Isalo National Park. Situated in cattle-owning Bara country of Southern Madagascar, Isalo National Park is deservedly popular for its sculptured canyons, natural rock pools, rare endemic plants and beautiful lemurs. Lemurs belong to a group of primates called the prosimians, meaning before monkeys'. Everywhere in the world except Madagascar, monkeys replaced them 35 million years ago. Madagascar has outstanding biodiversity; most of its flora and fauna is unique to the island and can be found nowhere else

© Nigel Pavitt/John Warburton-Lee Photography Ltd

An attractive Malagasy home of the Betsileo people

An attractive Malagasy home of the Betsileo people who live southwest of the capital, Antananarivo. Most houses built by the Betsileo are double-storied with kitchens and living quarters located on the first floor. Almost all of them have wooden balconies and some have outside staircases. Livestock is often kept in the ground floor of a house overnight. The Betsileo are industrious people and expert rice farmers. Their terraced, irrigated paddy fields are a feature of Madagascar's southern landscape

© Nigel Pavitt/John Warburton-Lee Photography Ltd