Kuala Lumpur, June 20: A report says a rare baby pygmy elephant rescued from a plantation moat early this month has died on Borneo Island in Malaysia.
The elephant was one of two calves found starving recently in Sabah state in the first known cases of the endangered animals apparently being abandoned by their mothers.
The Star reports the two-year-old female died of internal bleeding in a wildlife park on Wednesday.
The report says another six-month-old female, nicknamed Huminidon, is recovering after being found starving in another plantation last month.
Wildlife officials could not immediately be reached for further details on Sunday.
Authorities estimate there are up to 2 000 Borneo pygmy elephants. The subspecies is known for its babyish face.
—Agencies