Apart from the ruins of the medieval city Polonnaruwa is a home to a large monkey population and was featured in Disney's famous "Monkey Kingdom". Polonnaruwa backdrops help you to closely observe the three diurnal primates of Sri Lanka, Grey Langure,Purple faced leaf monkey and toque macaque.Polonnaruwa and its ruins helps the tourists to get up close and personal with monkeys of Sri Lanka.Here in the heart of Sri Lankas dry zone under the protection of the Smithsonian Primates Research center the primates population has flourished.
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Samadhi Buddah Statue in Polonnaruwa
Kid feeding toque-macaques young-lings
A Toque-Macaque at Gal Vihara Buddha Statue
A Gray-Langur at the Polonnaruwa Ruins
Monkey at Polonnaruwa
Monkey Family Cuddling
