North America’s only Bornean elephant lives at the Oregon Zoo

North America’s only Bornean elephant lives at the Oregon Zoo

Looking out at the herd of Oregon Zoo elephants, it’s easy to spot Chendra. With her petite stature, short trunk, larger ears and long tail, the Bornean elephant is markedly smaller than the rest. She’s also the only one of her kind on the entire North American continent. Chendra, an elephant from northern Borneo in the Malaysian state of Sabah, arrived at the Oregon Zoo in 1999 and has remained in its care ever since. Sharon Glaeser, who has a …