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Now, a few hundred metres on, we round a bend in the trail and reach a little stream. The forest comes alive. Fruit bats flick like ghosts overhead. Chaminda pauses and shines the torch on a handsome little tree frog frozen and staring, goggle-eyed, in my direction. Then movement in the undergrowth.
Not a loris though. I see a flash of black and white fur in the torchlight. This possum-like mammal is on the hunt for mice and fruits. Also seen here regularly in the dry season between May and October is the fishing cat — a rare and stocky resident of wetland terrains about twice the size of a domestic cat.
After about twenty minutes, Chaminda is in the zone. Then we strike gold. Those big eyes staring back. Then the little primate turns its attention to finding dinner and creeps silently along, wrapping its oddly human-looking toes carefully around each branch. Suddenly there are more of them. The first is feeding on a winged insect. The second, further on, appears to be hanging between trees on hind legs, waiting for prey to pass so it can grab it with those lithe front limbs. The nightly range on the search for prey is about m and despite their slow movements, Chaminda assures me loris can pick up speed when threatened.
As Chaminda points out, being endangered, the people who hold these misguided opinions have almost certainly never even seen one themselves. An hour later, as I follow Chaminda back around trail towards my dwelling for the night, we see two more loris, apparently playing. Observing them thriving is the opposite of a bad omen; it is a privilege and testament to the health of these habitats and the pioneering work that goes on here.
The next morning, I take an early swim in the pool, resting at the edge and looking out over the lake below, which has, famously, its own resident crocodile. The birdlife is extraordinary. I spot prinia, tawny-bellied babblers, yellow-billed babblers, leafbirds and sunbirds. For this is the site of the annual gathering of hundreds of elephants, the largest congregation of Asian elephants anywhere in the world. As the grass and water dries up elsewhere, they know to come here where both are in abundance.
Winding our into thick evergreen dry zone forest, before emerging into plains, we catch sight of Sri Lankan jackals and spotted deer. Then, as the jeep pitches and rolls alongs the bumpy trails, we record other species going about their business: A monitor lizard skids across our path as we hug the tree-line, looking out for elephants, and then I spot an extraordinary looking bird: We take a wide circuit and return around in a figure eight when we first sight the unmistakable line of grey in the distance. We roll our way closer to get a better look.
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Females and babies cluster, play and eat together; the males take positions outside. We try counting them but keep losing track at around a hundred. Waves appear and slide past. Giving up we resign ourselves to just enjoying this incredible moment, wide smiles on our faces, as the elephants graze contentedly under a sky beginning to bruise with dusk.
In the areas around the restaurant, candles have been lit in a breathtaking display that shows this incredible eco-resort in its true glory. He is lying up on the bank fast asleep and looks about as happy as I can imagine a crocodile can look. But who can blame him? A 7-day guide to the beaches, temples, wildlife and surf spots on the undiscovered side of Sri Lanka. From night walks to see slender loris to the elephant gathering at Minneriya — the wildlife wonders of Jetwing Vil Uyana.
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Collett's wife told officers that she and her husband had gone to a gentleman's club earlier that evening, where she caught him snorting cocaine in the bathroom. She said that they both used to do cocaine, but stopped when they had kids. He told her he would be fine and not to worry about it.
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Collett's year-old son, said he texted him that he was going to skin a couple of dogs. So he and Collett's year-old son, attempted to move the dogs, but Collett arrived home before they could. The year-old told officers that his father was drunk and verbally abusive toward him and his brother, as stated in the report. Both victims were taken inside the residence and the year-old was told by his father to find his shotgun. Collett then slapped the year-old while he was holding a 5-month-old baby.
The year-old told officers that Collett then went to the kitchen, grabbed a knife and sharpening stone and walked over to the baby.
He began sharpening the knife inches from the baby's face while telling him that he was going to "fillet" the baby, police reported. Collett then went on to shoot numerous rounds into a jeep belonging to his year-old daughter. He then took the two boys into his car, where he proceeded to do donuts and then ram the car into the year-old's jeep. Shortly following, Collett exited the vehicle and the two boys went inside the house.
Their mother arrived home and went to check on her children. The year-old said that then, Collett came from behind the residence and punched his sister in the side of her face. Officers say they searched Collett and found a clear plastic bag in his right pocket that contained three small, plastic baggies: