Panda Painted Elephants (10 Photos)

Staff at the Ayutthaya Elephant Kraal in Thailand painted a herd of elephants black and white to make them look like pandas.

The aim was to draw attention to elephants’ needs which the zoo owners feel are being overlooked.

Kraal manager Itthipan Kaolamai said many of the beasts were still in need of state help, but the government was showering money on the Chinese pandas, while ignoring its own national symbol, the elephant.

A case in point? The 20 million baht snow house being built for the panda family at the zoo.

The watercolour is harmless, and the elephants did not seem to mind.

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