Rare white elephant born in myanmar

yangon:  A rare white elephant has been born in western myanmar ,state media said on wednesday,unveiling what many in buddhist-majority country believe to be an auspicious creature.

Born last month in western rakhine state, the baby weighs about 80 kilograms and stand roughly 70 cm tall,according to the global new light of myanmar newspaper.

footage released by state tv showed the tusker tot following his mother to the river and being washed by its keepers, and later feeding from her.

the mother ----- a 33 years old called zar nan hla is kept by myanmar timber enterprise in rakhine state. The global new light said, adding the baby possessed seven of the eight characteristics associated with rare white elephants.

"pearl-- 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"

𝕤𝕠𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒 𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕡𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕪𝕖𝕥----- 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕙.

Historical white elephants w𝐞𝐫𝐞  consider𝐞𝐝 extremely auspicious  in South East Asian culture and the regions ancient rulers acquired as many as they could boost their fortune.

But the ruinous  cost of keeping the beast in approximately lavish style gave rise to the modern expression in which white elephant its is useless  fris it is  beautiful possessions.

With myanmar reeling from the military coup last year and its bloody crack down on Disscent the reaction of many on social media was muted on sceptical.

Am I colour blind if it just looks brown to me posted one user elephant were important only in the old Eras said Another now the poor elephant will have to go to jail