The cost of capturing the white elephant and looking after it could be offset by using it in TV adverts for skin lightening products.

More superstitious mumbo jumbo and now we have Ministries dictating nature? What low level IQ's these people have. White elephants for royalty? Okay I can (barely) live with that knowing the animal will be pampered (to a human standard) but let the animal roam wild with its natural family before you reduce it to slavery. If the albino is allowed to breed there would be a good chance it will produce more offspring thus reduce the demand for such misguided nonsense.

Superstitious mumbo jumbo? What- the possibility of the species producing an albino offspring? Where did you receive your 10th grade biology education? By "Ministries dictating nature" I assume you mean debate on whether to capture said elephant. Slavery is not an appropriate word and if this animal exists its safety in the wild is now of concern and such talk is prudent. Regarding low IQ's it appears that you consider yourself to be an element of an intellectual hierarchy disposed to making such a statement. Are you also seeing pink elephants?

Well, the White Elephant belongs to you know who, and must be taken to him. The question is, will it then be gifted it to a member of the Shinawatra clan?.........that would be so sweet!

Albino Elefants pictures taken in the middle of the night, just like all Ghost pictures taken in night by a by a not very reliable source.

Is Phetchaburi the capital of Mongolia?

Not yet, but there might have been a freak blizzard.

Right, where's my gun?

Wonder how many politicians were on the phone straight away to their poachers pals ?

White elephant (or pink depending on your point of view) Surin Elephant Festival 2012

The cost of capturing the white elephant and looking after it could be offset by using it in TV adverts for skin lightening products.

Maybe it could be used in ads for tanning products too. I mean, how ridiculous are they?

He'll be dead in a month. Of natural causes of course.

More superstitious mumbo jumbo and now we have Ministries dictating nature? What low level IQ's these people have. White elephants for royalty? Okay I can (barely) live with that knowing the animal will be pampered (to a human standard) but let the animal roam wild with its natural family before you reduce it to slavery. If the albino is allowed to breed there would be a good chance it will produce more offspring thus reduce the demand for such misguided nonsense.

"What low level IQ's these people have..."

Traditional cultural fiction would never survive in the enlightened west and people would never waste money perpetuating it in the face of cold hard reality.

Why don't they just use Nivea whitening cream on a regular elephant?

Ridiculous.

Your post is very eloquent and informative.

More superstitious mumbo jumbo and now we have Ministries dictating nature? What low level IQ's these people have. White elephants for royalty? Okay I can (barely) live with that knowing the animal will be pampered (to a human standard) but let the animal roam wild with its natural family before you reduce it to slavery. If the albino is allowed to breed there would be a good chance it will produce more offspring thus reduce the demand for such misguided nonsense.

"What low level IQ's these people have..."

Traditional cultural fiction would never survive in the enlightened west and people would never waste money perpetuating it in the face of cold hard reality.

Oops. Forgot my favorite examples of western scientific thought versus superstition, betting with an octopus who predicts sports events and the annual homage to a groundhog who predicts the weather.

Why don't they just use Nivea whitening cream on a regular elephant?

Have you seen the price of it !!! still maybe they do a Jumbo size container ? but unless the jumbo pack comes with 30% extra free I would think there would be little left in the tub by the time it reached the elephant.......Bleach is far cheaper and it won't block it's pores

Was that really a white elephant in the picture, I thought it might be either an expat who lost his way home after a heavy session or a fat Thai who has been using nivea whitening cream too regularly ?

More superstitious mumbo jumbo and now we have Ministries dictating nature? What low level IQ's these people have. White elephants for royalty? Okay I can (barely) live with that knowing the animal will be pampered (to a human standard) but let the animal roam wild with its natural family before you reduce it to slavery. If the albino is allowed to breed there would be a good chance it will produce more offspring thus reduce the demand for such misguided nonsense.

"What low level IQ's these people have..."

Traditional cultural fiction would never survive in the enlightened west and people would never waste money perpetuating it in the face of cold hard reality.

Oops. Forgot my favorite examples of western scientific thought versus superstition, betting with an octopus who predicts sports events and the annual homage to a groundhog who predicts the weather.

Yeah, but that was a European octopus with brains who predicted the correct worldcup outcome, not just a stupid Thai elephant.

More superstitious mumbo jumbo and now we have Ministries dictating nature? What low level IQ's these people have. White elephants for royalty? Okay I can (barely) live with that knowing the animal will be pampered (to a human standard) but let the animal roam wild with its natural family before you reduce it to slavery. If the albino is allowed to breed there would be a good chance it will produce more offspring thus reduce the demand for such misguided nonsense.

Yeah, but nothing unique about the Thais on this count. Ask a Brit about the legends surrounding the monkeys on Gibraltar or the Ravens at the Tower of London and what will happen if either of these two populations disappears. Then you will understand that there are superstitions/beliefs like this in a lot of places and perhaps they have nothing to do with IQ as you suggest.

They did realise it isn't a colour camera, and the picture is taken in the middle of the night?

So you're saying it could be a pink one then?

or yellow , or some foreign expat walking nude in the jungle

More Mumbo & Jumbo.

The Thais or indeed all Asians surely have far to go to compete with Western superstitions.

http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html

More superstitious mumbo jumbo and now we have Ministries dictating nature? What low level IQ's these people have. White elephants for royalty? Okay I can (barely) live with that knowing the animal will be pampered (to a human standard) but let the animal roam wild with its natural family before you reduce it to slavery. If the albino is allowed to breed there would be a good chance it will produce more offspring thus reduce the demand for such misguided nonsense.

Yeah, but nothing unique about the Thais on this count. Ask a Brit about the legends surrounding the monkeys on Gibraltar or the Ravens at the Tower of London and what will happen if either of these two populations disappears. Then you will understand that there are superstitions/beliefs like this in a lot of places and perhaps they have nothing to do with IQ as you suggest.

Then try asking Brits if they actually believe it.

More Mumbo & Jumbo.

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The Thais or indeed all Asians surely have far to go to compete with Western superstitions.

http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html

The same comment as my last post only not just Brits.

I think all white elephants are supposed to be protected by the king with all the auspicious and superstitious things attached to it. That's why they are worth so much. The palace will pay the owner or finder a heap of money in trade for the albino elephant.

Whatever. Let them do as they please. One less elephant begging on the streets.