Thawatchai Daeng-Ngam and his "Tod," a 5-year-old buffalo, participate in a beauty buffalo pageant during an annual buffalo racing festival in Chonburi, Thailand, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. -- AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP): It was five-year-old Tod's first time competing in a beauty pageant and the bright red interior of his ears turned out and popped against his black fur.
The main stud for his owner, food vendor and farmer Thawatchai Daeng-Ngam, Tod was one of the competitors Monday at the annual water buffalo racing festival in Chonburi, a city about an hour drive from Bangkok.
