Crouched in the vine-tangled forest of Borneo, where the brightest part of the day seems like dusk, Elis Tambing finally got the exclusive animal in his laser sight and fired. The pink-quilled dart found its mark: the rump of the female Pygmy elephant, a unique and endangered animal found only in MalaysiaÕs Sabah state on Borneo Island. Two more shots and the gentle giant, nicknamed Taliwas after the forest where she lives, dozed off standing up, tranquilized for half an hour, ready to be electronically tagged.

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