Celebrations over a newly classified elephant subspecies were cut short in June 2024, when concerns were raised over the number of Bornean elephants — also known as the Borneo pygmy elephant ...

At 8.2 to 9.8 feet tall, Bornean elephants are three feet smaller in height than their larger Asian counterparts. These miniature elephants have large ears, straighter tusks, and long tails that ...