Currently, more than 3,000 species of animals are considered endangered. In the United States, the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 to help with conservation efforts, but there are now three times as many endangered species as there were just ten years ago.
A white elephant in, A white elephant (also albino elephant) is a rare kind of, but not a distinct species. Although often depicted as snow white, their skin is normally 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, but the term chang samkhan, actually translates as 'auspicious elephant', being 'white' in terms of an aspect of purity. White elephants are only nominally white.
Of those currently kept by the Burmese rulers—General regards himself as the heir of the Burmese kings—one is grey and the other three are pinkish, but all are officially white. The also keeps a number of white elephants, eleven of which are still alive. Vice President once presented a white elephant to King of. Indra (alias Sakra) and Sachi Riding the five-headed Divine Elephant Airavata, Folio from a Jain text, Panchakalyanaka (Five Auspicious Events in the Life of Jina Adinatha), circa 1670-1680, Painting in museum, originally from, The white elephant is considered to belong to the god. The name of the elephant is and it is a flying elephant. Airavata is made the King of all elephants by Lord Indra.
King had one such white elephant, which he had captured in a forest when the elephant was in his period. He named the bull elephant Sechanaka which means 'watering' as the elephant used to water the plants by himself without any prior training. It is said the cost of this elephant was more the half of. He later gave it to his son Vihallakumara, which made his other son jealous. Ajatashatru tried to steal it many times, which resulted in two of the most terrible wars called the Mahasilakantaka & Ratha-musala. Thailand.
'The white elephant flag', in 1855–1916. 'According to Brahmanic belief, if a monarch possessed one or more 'white' elephants, it was a glorious and happy sign.' King possessed the first. In the Thai language, they are called albino, not white, indicating 'pale yellow eyes and white nails', with white hair. The 'rough skin was either pink all over or had pink patches on the head, trunk, or forelegs.' 'They were not worshipped for themselves and were regarded as an appendage to the King's majesty.' : 39 In, white elephants (ช้างเผือก, chang phueak) (also known as Pink Elephants) are considered sacred and are a symbol of royal power; all those discovered are presented to the (although this presentation is usually a ceremonial one—the elephants are not actually taken into captivity).
Historically, the status of kings has been evaluated by the number of white elephants in their possession. The late king, owned as many as 21 white elephants — considered an unprecedented achievement, making him the monarch who owned the greatest number of Chang Phueak in Thai history. The first elephant found in King Bhumibol's reign was regarded as the most important elephant in the whole realm; it received the royal title which bears his majesty's own name: Phra Savet Adulyadej Pahol Bhumibol Navanatta-parami (พระเศวตอดุลยเดชพาหล ภูมิพลนวนาถบารมี).
However, the King did not bestow royal titles to all of the white elephants in his possession. Today eleven of these elephants are still alive and only five have royal titles. A white elephant in Thailand is not necessarily, although it must have pale skin. After being discovered, the elephants are assigned to one of four graded categories before being offered to the king, although the lower grades are sometimes refused. In the past, lower grade white elephants were given as gifts to the king's friends and allies.
The animals needed a lot of care and, being sacred, could not be put to work, so were a great financial burden on the recipient - only the monarch and the very rich could afford them. According to one story, white elephants were sometimes given as a present to some enemy (often a lesser noble with whom the king was displeased). The unfortunate recipient, unable to make any profit from it, and obliged to take care of it, would suffer bankruptcy and ruin.
A white elephant outside of in 2013. In as well, white elephants have been revered symbols of power and good fortune. The announcement by the ruling of the finding of white elephants in 2001 and 2002 was seen by opponents as being aimed at bolstering support for their regime. As of 2010 Myanmar has a total of nine white elephants (as of February 2014).
The last white elephants was found in Basein area, south west of Myanmar on 27 February 2015. Three white elephants are currently held in a pavilion on the outskirts of.
The rest are kept at Nay Pyi Daw, the new Myanmar administrative capital. Main article: In English, the term ' has come to mean a spectacular and prestigious thing that is more trouble than it is worth, or has outlived its usefulness to the person who has it. While the item may be useful to others, its current owner would usually be glad to be rid of it. See also., a (possibly) white elephant given to by., a white elephant whom the god rides., the pet of., a euphemistic term for visual arising from., a popular winter holiday party game in the U.S. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to., Reuters via The Atlantic, 1 March 2012. Thai Elephant Conservation Center. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited. Retrieved 2013-01-07., BBC, 9 November 2001. Archived from the original on June 23, 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-11. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown.
Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-07. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown. Rebecca Morelle., BBC News, 20 March 2009 External links. Thai Elephant Conservation Center. – Story and history of Royal White Elephants., 2002.
A white elephant in, A white elephant (also albino elephant) is a rare kind of, but not a distinct species. Although often depicted as snow white, their skin is normally 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, but the term chang samkhan, actually translates as 'auspicious elephant', being 'white' in terms of an aspect of purity. White elephants are only nominally white. Of those currently kept by the Burmese rulers—General regards himself as the heir of the Burmese kings—one is grey and the other three are pinkish, but all are officially white. The also keeps a number of white elephants, eleven of which are still alive. Vice President once presented a white elephant to King of. Indra (alias Sakra) and Sachi Riding the five-headed Divine Elephant Airavata, Folio from a Jain text, Panchakalyanaka (Five Auspicious Events in the Life of Jina Adinatha), circa 1670-1680, Painting in museum, originally from, The white elephant is considered to belong to the god.
The name of the elephant is and it is a flying elephant. Airavata is made the King of all elephants by Lord Indra. King had one such white elephant, which he had captured in a forest when the elephant was in his period. He named the bull elephant Sechanaka which means 'watering' as the elephant used to water the plants by himself without any prior training. It is said the cost of this elephant was more the half of. He later gave it to his son Vihallakumara, which made his other son jealous.
Ajatashatru tried to steal it many times, which resulted in two of the most terrible wars called the Mahasilakantaka & Ratha-musala. Thailand. 'The white elephant flag', in 1855–1916. 'According to Brahmanic belief, if a monarch possessed one or more 'white' elephants, it was a glorious and happy sign.' King possessed the first.
In the Thai language, they are called albino, not white, indicating 'pale yellow eyes and white nails', with white hair. The 'rough skin was either pink all over or had pink patches on the head, trunk, or forelegs.' 'They were not worshipped for themselves and were regarded as an appendage to the King's majesty.' : 39 In, white elephants (ช้างเผือก, chang phueak) (also known as Pink Elephants) are considered sacred and are a symbol of royal power; all those discovered are presented to the (although this presentation is usually a ceremonial one—the elephants are not actually taken into captivity).
Historically, the status of kings has been evaluated by the number of white elephants in their possession. The late king, owned as many as 21 white elephants — considered an unprecedented achievement, making him the monarch who owned the greatest number of Chang Phueak in Thai history. The first elephant found in King Bhumibol's reign was regarded as the most important elephant in the whole realm; it received the royal title which bears his majesty's own name: Phra Savet Adulyadej Pahol Bhumibol Navanatta-parami (พระเศวตอดุลยเดชพาหล ภูมิพลนวนาถบารมี). However, the King did not bestow royal titles to all of the white elephants in his possession. Today eleven of these elephants are still alive and only five have royal titles. A white elephant in Thailand is not necessarily, although it must have pale skin.
After being discovered, the elephants are assigned to one of four graded categories before being offered to the king, although the lower grades are sometimes refused. In the past, lower grade white elephants were given as gifts to the king's friends and allies. The animals needed a lot of care and, being sacred, could not be put to work, so were a great financial burden on the recipient - only the monarch and the very rich could afford them. According to one story, white elephants were sometimes given as a present to some enemy (often a lesser noble with whom the king was displeased). The unfortunate recipient, unable to make any profit from it, and obliged to take care of it, would suffer bankruptcy and ruin. A white elephant outside of in 2013. In as well, white elephants have been revered symbols of power and good fortune.
The announcement by the ruling of the finding of white elephants in 2001 and 2002 was seen by opponents as being aimed at bolstering support for their regime. As of 2010 Myanmar has a total of nine white elephants (as of February 2014). The last white elephants was found in Basein area, south west of Myanmar on 27 February 2015. Three white elephants are currently held in a pavilion on the outskirts of. The rest are kept at Nay Pyi Daw, the new Myanmar administrative capital.
Main article: In English, the term ' has come to mean a spectacular and prestigious thing that is more trouble than it is worth, or has outlived its usefulness to the person who has it. While the item may be useful to others, its current owner would usually be glad to be rid of it. See also., a (possibly) white elephant given to by., a white elephant whom the god rides., the pet of., a euphemistic term for visual arising from., a popular winter holiday party game in the U.S. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to., Reuters via The Atlantic, 1 March 2012. Thai Elephant Conservation Center.
Retrieved 7 September 2014. Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited. Retrieved 2013-01-07., BBC, 9 November 2001. Archived from the original on June 23, 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-11. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
Retrieved 2010-06-07. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown. Rebecca Morelle., BBC News, 20 March 2009 External links. Thai Elephant Conservation Center.
– Story and history of Royal White Elephants., 2002.