{"id":97097,"date":"2022-08-06T10:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T10:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=97097"},"modified":"2022-08-06T10:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T10:14:50","slug":"rare-white-elephant-born-in-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/rare-white-elephant-born-in-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare White Elephant born in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Rare White Elephant born in Myanmar<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-97098\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/white-elephant-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"white elephant\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-image-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The white elephant born in Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.lk\/2022\/08\/04\/world\/284376\/rare-white-elephant-born-myanmar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dailynews<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">MYANMAR: A rare white elephant has been born in western Myanmar, state media said on Wednesday. Born last month in western Rakhine state, the baby weighs about 80 kilogrammes (180 pounds) and stands roughly 70 cm (two-and-a-half feet) tall, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Footage released by state TV showed the tusker tot following his mother to a river and being washed by its keepers, and later feeding from her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The mother &#8212; a 33-year-old called Zar Nan Hla &#8212; is kept by the Myanma Timber Enterprise in Rakhine state, the Global New Light said, adding the baby possessed seven of the eight characteristics associated with rare white elephants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cPearl-coloured eyes, plantain branch-shaped back, white hair, a distinctive tail, auspicious plot signs on the skin, five claws on the front legs and four on the back legs and big ears,\u201d the newspaper reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Social media users first posted about the birth of the elephant &#8212; which has not been named yet &#8212; late last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Historically, white elephants were considered extremely auspicious in Southeast Asian culture, and the region\u2019s ancient rulers acquired as many as they could to boost their fortunes. &#8211; NDTV<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rare White Elephant born in Myanmar The white elephant born in Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State. 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