Yala National Park, the perfect hideout for secretive leopards. Asha has two square miles of lakeside hunting ground teeming with spotted deer and wild boar, a leopard's ideal prey.
In Sri Lanka's parched lowlands, monkeys eat succulent water lilies at a lake in a forest clearing. Alongside them, deer and wild boar come to drink. It's a peaceful scene - but it can't last.
A huge manmade lake in Minneriya National Park supports the largest concentration of elephants in Asia. Families travel here, but for one young male this season marks a turning point.
Rich with deep watering holes, leafy forests and fertile lagoons, southern Sri Lanka is home to 215 bird species, some friendly, but some the deadliest predators on the island.
