now Sri Lanka), the sprawling Viharamahadevi Park, and the bustling bazaar district of Pettah, full of shops and street markets. Those who like to venture further afield can visit another of Colombo’s ...

Sri Lanka has a new answer to toll booths -- a tax-collecting elephant. Instead of searching the car for some spare change, you must offer up a tasty snack before Raja allows you to pass.

An elephant named Raja in Sri Lanka has become a unique tax collector, stopping vehicles on the road to request food. While most people stop at toll booths to pay transport employees, in Sri Lanka ...

Viral News: Sri Lanka's tax elephant named Raja is gaining popularity for the strange reason of collecting tax from people at the toll gate. The elephant whose name is Raja is now a tax collector ...

Elephants are revered in Sri Lanka. 70 per cent of the population is Buddhist and before Buddha was born, his mother dreamt of a great white elephant. It is believed that Buddha himself could have ...

The standard road toll system in Sri Lanka has taken an unexpected turn, with motorists passing through a specific road required to pay a unique "food tax." When an elephant took on the role of ...

The spectacular image of the Asian elephant family that is drinking water from the river next to the Pinnawala village, Sri Lanka. The territory of the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Image by goinyk on ...

Image Credit: YouTube/BBC Earth Dubai: In Sri Lanka, a traditional road toll has taken an amusing twist as a 40-year-old elephant named Raja has become a self-appointed toll collector. Along the ...