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flag Water buffaloes are celebrated in Thailand's Chonburi Festival for harvest, with pageants and races boosting their cultural revival and value.

flag In Chonburi, Thailand, water buffaloes—once vital farm animals—have become stars at an annual festival celebrating the start of the harvest season. flag The event features beauty pageants and 100-meter races where buffaloes are judged on appearance and performance, adorned with flower crowns and pulled by jockeys. flag Despite tractors replacing them in agriculture, government conservation efforts and public interest have revived their cultural significance, with top performers fetching high prices, including an albino buffalo sold for $672,000. flag Owners care for them daily, treating them as family, while the festival helps sustain buffalo populations and preserve tradition.

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