It's a long and bumpy ride along the winding dirt roads of Minneriya National Park in central Sri Lanka. We're travelling in open top jeeps, just skimming under the canopy of foliage in this dense jungle.
It's late afternoon and we're headed for one of the last watering holes left in the hot dry season.
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