Bornean pygmy elephant calf drowns in Sabah floods

KOTA KINABALU: A Bornean pygmy elephant calf was found dead at an oil palm plantation in Kinabatangan, and it is believed to have drowned five days before it was found by workers on Friday (Jan 22).

When contacted Sunday (Jan 24), Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said that a post mortem conducted pointed to drowning as the cause of death and added that foul play was not suspected as a cause of the calf's death