In an attempt to draw governmental attention, staff at the Ayutthaya Elephant Kraal in Thailand painted a herd of elephants black and white to make them look like pandas. Don't worry - it's just watercolor, so their cuteness factor will eventually level itself out again when the stuff peels off.
Apparently all the rage overseas, the half outfit (aka: the assless outfit) brings new meaning to “business in the front, party in the back”
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Asian stock markets rose Wednesday, tracking solid overnight gains on Wall Street, as uncertainty about the next leader of the world’s largest economy was lifted with Democrat Barack Obama’s elevation to the U.S. presidency.