The shadowy forests of Yala National Park are the perfect hideout for secretive leopards. One young female, Asha, has never before ventured beyond her mother's territory - two square miles of lakeside hunting ground teeming with spotted deer and wild boar, a leopard's ideal prey.

Under the watchful eye of his family, baby elephant Loka navigates his way among the behemoths as he must learn some crucial life lessons, from suckling and swimming to getting a handle on his unwieldy trunk.

In Sri Lanka's parched lowlands, monkeys eat succulent water lilies at a lake in a forest clearing alongside deer and wild boar come to drink, but the peaceful scene cannot last.

A huge human-created lake in Minneriya National Park supports the largest concentration of elephants in Asia. Families travel here, but this season marks a turning point for one young male.

Monsoon storms sweep over the tropical island of Sri Lanka, beginning a journey through the many changing faces of the island's forests.

Yala National Park is home to 215 species of bird, that must either raise their offspring here or find a new home before the monsoon storms begin.