Thai PM meets $500,000 giant albino buffalo

Thai Prime Minister SretthaThavisin took the bull by the horns Wednesday as he welcomed an unusual visitor to his offices. The four-year-old albino buffalo from western Phetchaburi province standing six feet tall and weighs of 1.4 tonnes that recently sold for $500,000. 

And, the buffalo has already become a minor TV star, featuring in an episode of the hugely popular "Sound from the Field of Love" soap opera. The Prime Minister pledged to bring four giant buffalos to meet tourists at Bangkok's backpacker hotspot on April for Thai New Year festival.