Photo released on Aug. 2, 2022, shows a rare white elephant calf in Taungup Township of western Myanmar's Rakhine State. (Myanmar's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation/Handout via Xinhua)
A rare white elephant was born in Taungup township of Myanmar's Rakhine State, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. The baby elephant was born on July 23, with a body weight of 180 pounds.
YANGON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation on Tuesday reported that a rare white elephant was born in Taungup township of Myanmar's Rakhine State.
The white elephant calf, which was born with a body weight of about 180 pounds on July 23, was measured at two feet and five inches in shoulder height, three feet and one inch in body circumference, two feet in back length and one foot and six inches in tail length, said the ministry in a statement.
Photo released on Aug. 2, 2022, shows a rare white elephant calf in Taungup Township of western Myanmar's Rakhine State. (Myanmar's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation/Handout via Xinhua)
In Myanmar, rare white elephants are considered auspicious animals.
The 10-day-old elephant calf is healthy and happy with its mother, the ministry's statement said. ■
