Rare sighting of reverse tusker


Double-take: People have been doing an about turn at the sight of the bull elephant with its tusks pointing inwards.

KOTA KINABALU: A rare Bornean bull elephant with its tusks in a reverse position is causing a stir among wildlife rangers sent to translocate it from plantation in Sabah’s east coast.

The Wildlife Department’s Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) rangers spotted the 20-year-old bull elephant near the Felda Umas plantation in Tawau yesterday morning.

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