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Wild encounters-by Juliet Coombe Hanging about, Fruit Bats of Tissa Tank Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka is full of magical spots where you can go beyond looking for the big five and enjoy the rich variety of bird life on a boat trip motoring through ornamental flowers and lotus picked as temple donations in the 1.2 kilometres by Great King Maha Naga. A king who ruled Tissa with imagination and love of inspiring advanced irrigation practices for the countries rich agriculture and wildlife. This exciting bird and wildlife area that allows you to get close to the fresh water crocodiles can only be done by boat as the government do not want you to be the crocodiles dinner as they can grow up to 13 feet in this area. You can go early morning to see the water birds or late afternoon to enjoy the nesting, mating and cross over of birds ...