White elephant (animal)
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A white elephant is a rare kind of elephant, but not a distinct species. Although often depicted as snow white, their skin is typically a soft reddish-brown, turning a light pink when wet. They have f
White elephants in Myanmar
A royal white elephant, as depicted in a Thai painting
Indra and Sachi riding the five-headed divine elephant Airavata, folio from a Jain text, c. 1670–1680, painting in LACMA museum, originally from Amber, Rajasthan.
A white elephant at the Amarapura Palace in 1855
Hanno (elephant)
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Hanno was the pet white elephant given by King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X at his coronation. He was named Annon and Hanno after the Malayalam word Aana meaning elephant. Hanno, an Asian elepha
White elephant (animal)
…Airavata, a white elephant whom the god Indra rides Hanno, the pet of Pope Leo X Seeing pink elephants, a euphemistic term for visual hallucination arising from alcohol intoxication…
Sketch of Hanno and mahout, by Raphael, c.1514.
Baraballo and Hanno, Vatican Apostolic Library
Sketch of Hanno's memorial fresco and epitaph.