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Borneo Elephant

Rare Pygmy Elephant with 'Saber-Tooth' Tusks Spotted in Malaysia

A Bornean elephant is captured returning to an area that was once its natural habitat. Instead of dense rainforest, it finds a vast stretch of land cleared to the ground. The animal's memory seems to still hold a map of its former home, yet the landscape before it has completely changed. Behind its massive body now lies rows of palm oil plantations. No forest, no shelter. The elephant stands still, frozen, as if trying to comprehend a loss it cannot express. In its silence, there is a quiet grie

The Asian elephant in Borneo is #Endangered, following its first assessment as a distinct subspecies on the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.. Habitat loss has been a major factor in its decline. Learn more https://t.ly/8tIMp | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species