White elephant (animal)
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white-elephant-animal-166-17272839
title:
White elephant (animal)
text:
A white elephant is a rare kind of elephant, but not a distinct species. Although often depicted as snow white, their skin is typically a soft reddish-brown, turning a light pink when wet. They have fair eyelashes and toenails. The traditional "white elephant" is commonly misunderstood as being albino, but the Thai term, chang samkhan, actually translates as 'auspicious elephant', being "white" in terms of an aspect of purity. As of 2023, Myanmar has ten white elephants. The king of Thailand als
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Rare kind of elephant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_(animal)
date created:
2005-12-27T21:48:50Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T01:00:20Z
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