page_title: National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
section_title: Animal shows
hierarchical_section_title: National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka / Animal shows
caption_attribution_description: English: Elephant Dance at Dehiwala ZooFrançais&#160;: La danse des éléphants au zoo de Dehiwala, au Sri Lanka
context_page_description: National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. Its sprawling areas are host to a variety of animals and birds. The zoo exhibits animals but also places an emphasis on animal conservation and welfare, and education.
  The zoo has 3000 animals and 350 species as of 2005. The annual revenue is LKR 40 million.
  The zoo exchanges its residents with other zoological gardens for breeding purposes.
context_section_description: Elephant performance
  The elephant performances are held at the elephant arena with a certain time table. Pachyderms in shows perform antics such standing on their heads, wiggling their backs to music, hopping on one foot and standing up on their hind legs.
  Educational programme on chimps
  One of the main attraction of Dehiwala Zoo is Sanju - a baby chimpanzee. Sanju was hand raised and now its show is exerted as an educational programme about the chimpanzee's behaviours. People can enjoy Sanju's daily performances.
  Sea lion performances
  The sea lions' performance is displayed daily at the sea lions' pool according to a time table. Two California sea lions are fed by their keepers during this wonderful moment. Unfortunately, this sea lion was housed in a measly enclosure, with a makeshift bathtub to swim in, when not performing.
caption: The elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) performances in Dehiwala zoo.
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