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African Lion Zone, 54-acre Sri Lanka Elephant Zone and 80 acres World Zone was opened to the public. African, Asian, Australian Zones and a small animal kingdom is under construction as the second phase.
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Sri Lanka's first ever safari park constructed in
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682:. The park was opened to the public on 28 May 2016.
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762:References
718:herbivores
686:Initiation
678:District,
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428:Hard ticks
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323:Mosquitoes
266:Amphibians
130:22 species
127:of species
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54:80°58′46″E
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408:Myriapods
363:Hemiptera
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