Rare White Elephant born in Myanmar The white elephant born in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Source:Dailynews 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. 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. The mother — a 33-year-old called Zar Nan Hla — 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. ...

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