Borneo Pygmy Elephant

Around 1,500 Borneo pygmy elephants remain. The Borneo pygmy elephant is the smallest subspecies of Asian elephant, endemic to the island of Borneo.

After being isolated from other Asian elephants around 300,000 years ago, Bornean elephants became smaller, developing proportionally larger ears, longer tails, and straighter tusks than their mainland relatives.

Borneo elephants are sociable animals that live in matriarchal hierarchy. They form small groups of 8 individuals on average, which are dominated by females.