Subject: Borneon Pygmy Elephant (based on the 5 endangered species in wwf.org.my)
Scientific name: Elephas maximus borneensis
Habitat: Lowlands and valleys
Status: Endangered
Population: [Unknown] estimated to be less than 1,500 mostly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo
Description:
- smaller than all the other subspecies of the Asian elephant.
- remarkably tame and passive, another reason some scientists think it was descended from a domestic collection.
- longer tail that reaches almost to the ground and straighter tusks.
- babyish faces and more rotund shapel.
- The males can grow to a height of less than 2.5 meters compared to other Asian elephants that grow to 3 meters.
- dark grey to brown skin.
Interesting Facts
These placid pachyderms can be greedy at times. They love durian and will roll the entire fruit - spikes and all - in mud, then swallow it whole!
Problems identified to extinction/threats;
- Deforestation-leads to the lost of food sources and habitat.
- Illegal Hunting
- Conflict with human
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