A pygmy elephant calf walks next to its dead mother in Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island, in this picture taken on January 23 and released yesterday. Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found mysteriously dead, as reported by Malaysia’s daily The Star. They were believed to have died of poisoning over the past two weeks as puzzled wildlife officials tried to find the cause of their deaths. The first died on December 29 and the last was found on January 24.

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