An Australian woman has been gored by a pygmy elephant on Borneo in Malaysia, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Sydney-based veterinarian Jenna O'Grady, 25, was trekking with a friend and a local guide in the remote Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah state when she was attacked by the rare animal yesterday.
The elephant's tusk pierced Ms Donley's body and she died instantly. The guide and her friend were able to escape.
The women had been disappointed by the lack of wildlife during their trek into a mud volcano, so the guide took them back on a path off the main track, said state wildlife department director Laurentius Ambu.
Ambu believes the bull may have been startled when the two tourists tried to take its photo and charged at them.
Pygmy elephants are about two-and-a-half metres tall, compared to mainland Asian elephants that are about three metres tall. The pygmy elephants are unique to Borneo.
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