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Pink Elephant
pink elephants that live in one of Burma's zoos, causing a surge of emotion from visitors. Painfully unexpected colors of the animals, which all used to seeing serymi.
Elephant and her calf love to take a bath and beside himself with joy when they watered. Usually, their skin has a reddish-brown color, but becomes light pink when gets wet. Their hair and nails of the same color. Despite the unusual appearance, a rare breed of pink elephants is officially considered a form of white, and is not a separate species or albinosami.
These animals are regarded in Buddhist countries where their appearance is considered a good omen. They are said to bring good luck, and in some cases - political change for the better. In Burma, as though it held such processes, the country is gradually emerging from the power of the military, but this is unlikely to merit pink slonov.
By the way, the phrase "seeing pink elephants" with a light hand of Jack London went for a walk in the nation with regard to alcoholics "with the experience." Here is a quote from the story: "... well known to all: it is silly, stupid creature, always in a daze, walking legs wide apart, as if in a rocking sailor, often lying in the ditches, and only when nahleschetsya sees blue mice and pink elephants. This is the drunkard who gives humorists inexhaustible material for cartoons. " See also: Elephants playing basketball. Rooster lived for 2 years without a head. A cat named Frank and Louie two muzzle. In the United States I was born the smallest dog in the world.
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