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
White elephant
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A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of without extreme difficulty, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. In modern usage,
White elephant (animal)
…See also Pink elephant spotted in Botswana at Wikinews In English, the term "white elephant" 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…
Boothtown Aqueduct, Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia