New study suggests Borneo’s had elephants for thousands of years

Mongabay
Jan 30, 2018, 11:04 pm184 pts
The backstory behind the world’s smallest elephants has always been something of a mystery. For one thing, scientists aren’t sure exactly when — and how — Bornean pygmy elephants got to the island of Borneo from other parts of Asia. A 2003 probe into their genetics found that they’ve been genetically…

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