DNA testing proves that Borneo pygmy elephants are an indigenous and distinct subspecies, with different characteristics from their Asian elephant cousins on mainland Asia and Sumatra. Petaling Jaya, ...

Research conducted by WWF-Indonesia from 2007 to 2011 has revealed the existence of an estimated 20-80 Borneo elephants in the northern part of East Kalimantan, bordering Sabah, Malaysia. However, ...

The Borneo elephant has been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 'Red List of Threatened Species.' Entering the list for the first time with an immediate grading of ...

Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in a Malaysian forest under mysterious circumstances, and wildlife officials said Tuesday that they probably were poisoned. Carcasses of the ...

Chendra was injured as a young elephant and arrived in Portland in 1999. Bornean elephants, which are smaller than other elephants, are at risk of becoming extinct. Bornean elephant Chendra browsing ...

Since her birth in February, Asian baby elephant Tula-tu has become a star attraction at the Oregon Zoo. Asian elephants are endangered, with roughly 40,000 of them remaining in the wild, according to ...

KOTA KINABALU: The remains of a decomposing Borneo pygmy elephant was found at a plantation in Sabah’s east coast Tungku on Christmas Day. Sabah Wildlife Department rangers have started investigations ...

Summer is right around the corner, and these elephants at the Oregon Zoo are getting ready for some pool fun. The zoo shared video of their elephants Sumadra and Chendra enjoying the pool. According ...

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