Kinabatangan River, Borneo

Pygmy Elephants, Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Where: Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

When: 21st January 2011

We spent two days at the Kinabatangan Jungle Camp and did two afternoon, one early morning and one night cruise on the Kinabatangan River, which is famous for its wildlife, in those days. We saw Pygmy Elephants already on our first afternoon cruise but encountered this Elephant Family on the second afternoon cruise. They weren’t shy but very curious and we got the chance to get real close. The Elephant baby was first hidden by the two adult Elephants but then he pushed himself in front. When he suddenly lifted his trunk, it seemed as if he wanted to say hi to us.