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.
![Pair of Jaguars at Dehiwala Zoo, Sri Lanka](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1NdJ1z12aB8/UJeFvLHUQpI/AAAAAAAACRg/MTstERZ5iKw/3249572657_34c4f197b2_o.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Pair of Jaguars at Dehiwala Zoo, Sri Lanka
![Who says you need a big ol pair of llama teeth for a blessing smile?](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NXU5BUbUyps/UJeHdha4q8I/AAAAAAAACRk/elJWThB6DCY/7016908293_a054c670fa_o%2525252520%25252525281%2525252529.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Who says you need a big ol pair of llama teeth for a blessing smile?
![Sleeping Lion at Dehiwala Zoological Park](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j2EDN8iJyfU/UJeH2RvyVyI/AAAAAAAACRo/HItfeUoZ23k/1238552206_92418bf254_b.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Sleeping Lion at Dehiwala Zoological Park
![These pygmy hippos are a bit different: they look smaller and more "baby" looking that the "normal" hippos.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1ZkEtc3W7b8/UJeIS_30C0I/AAAAAAAACRs/IDMVAcT2TyU/465554598_9060738ee7_o.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
These pygmy hippos are a bit different: they look smaller and more "baby" looking that the "normal" hippos.
![Relaxing at Dehiwala Zoological Gardens](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yXj6b1wFstI/UJeJPYHexQI/AAAAAAAACRw/mfg2KnUDJi8/961241499_504f3e0c84_b.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Relaxing at Dehiwala Zoological Gardens
![Disagreement](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mj3SmxIU92c/UJeKzmqPUzI/AAAAAAAACR0/3qTNg_L1krg/3734894648_66f9cb02c3_b.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Disagreement
![The Monkeys Hand](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8SH79Xfr8X8/UJeLL7oc38I/AAAAAAAACR4/BL8foyAO7dg/3734097283_416b4cfde1_b.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
The Monkeys Hand
![Baby Eagle](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M0qipCi8Ufs/UJeNHpRfdBI/AAAAAAAACRI/NFIMAOHcu-4/1956238319_7565521140_b.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Baby Eagle
![This photo was taken on January 29, 2009](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wDb9O0ii76U/UJeOiOzDvwI/AAAAAAAACRM/V8v0GCrkseg/3293254868_8b30a794b0_o.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
This photo was taken on January 29, 2009
![Captive Lion at Dehiwala Zoo](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K4QXKs8nOzs/UJePI0CacbI/AAAAAAAACRQ/I2vUnYCbwUU/112597444_f78f134e39_z.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Captive Lion at Dehiwala Zoo
![Are You talking to Me?](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s2Scdr0pVAM/UJeQMUe0wYI/AAAAAAAACRU/xUmCnG17I5U/4981390605_2f693ef1f1_b.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Are You talking to Me?
![Jail Bird - What is flirtatiousness but an argument that life must go on and on and on?](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UWESSZ-96RM/UJeSO66cmhI/AAAAAAAACRY/rL_dwr3S9Ng/5353381310_fef88b5aae_b.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
Jail Bird - What is flirtatiousness but an argument that life must go on and on and on?
![This photo was taken on May 30, 2009](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R8jhbOW8cJ0/UJeTEgP2VMI/AAAAAAAACRc/AbGH-oM48V0/4858514980_9f008913a1_o.jpg?imgmax=900&crop=0)
This photo was taken on May 30, 2009