I have roamed the wilds of Sri Lanka all my life looking for Star Tortoises, listend to many a tails from villagers about the giants that used to roam but now they are gone!!! some of you have followed my posts in the past of my quest searching for these giants in the coastal areas , cloud forests and inland dry zones, and donated pints of blood to huge mosquitos!!!.I have been to every corner of this tranquil island that I hail from but i was not expecting this at all. WE HAVE A GIANT!!! This huge specimen was collected by one of our team members just last week, I am so excited and in the process of making travel plans, permits etc to conduct a full blown field study. this exciting finding is in the process of being published now. The gentlemen holding the specimen is Dr Ansle De silva who is a good friend .