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Photo gallery: 11 close-up and captivating faces of Sri Lanka’s wildlife

From colourful reptiles to fang-baring monkeys, catch a glimpse of Sri Lanka’s extensive wildlife with these intimate photos that capture them in character

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
10 February 2018
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Kangaroo lizard (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Elephants fighting (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

A jackal creeps through Yala National Park (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Purple-faced leaf monkey (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Kithulgala spider (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Hanuman langur (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Spinner dolphin (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Black-lipped lizard (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Sloth bear (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Kangaroo lizard (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Sambar deer (Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

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