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Grass Camouflage A Malaysian Pygmy Elephant showers elephant grass over her bach as she browes on the riverside elephant grasses Borneo elephant,Elepahant,Elephas maximus borneensis,Geotagged,Malaysia,Pygmy Elephant,Spring,Wildlife Animals Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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A Malaysian Pygmy Elephant showers elephant grass over her bach as she browes on the riverside elephant grasses

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    Ferdy Christant
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    That's one special species intro, the 6th elephant species!

    http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/chordata/mammalia/proboscidea     Posted 10 years ago

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The Borneo elephant

The Borneo elephant also called the Borneo pygmy elephant inhabits northeastern Borneo. Its origin remains the subject of debate. A definitive subspecific classification as ''Elephas maximus borneensis'' awaits a detailed range-wide morphometric and genetic study. Since 1986, ''Elephas maximus'' has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years. The species is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss,.. more

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Uploaded Mar 31, 2015. Captured Mar 21, 2015 19:36 in 90000, Sabah, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D3200
  • f/1.0
  • 10/4000s
  • ISO800