White elephants are considered an auspicious gem in some Southeast Asian Buddhist cultures, which associate them with symbols of royalty.
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It is considered in this predominantly Buddhist country as a sign of good fortune. A rare white elephant was born on July 23 in Burma, in the state of Rakhine (west), announced the Global New Light of Myanmar, a state media. The pachyderm weighed at birth nearly 80 kilograms, for about 70 centimeters in height. It has seven of the eight characteristics associated with albino elephants, including “pearl eyes”, “a white coat”, “a distinctive tail”details the official daily.
Her 33-year-old mother, named Zar Nan Hla, is cared for by a state-owned timber company. Footage broadcast by the state channel showed the baby elephant, which has yet to be named, playing in the water with its mother.
Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, has six white elephants in captivity, according to state media. They come mainly from Rakhine State and Ayeyarwady (south).