Heute habe ich herausgefunden, dass es auf Zypern früher eine eigene Elefantenart gab: Palaeoloxodon cypriotes

I tried to visit a museum with the skeleton of the similar dwarf elephant that lived in Sicily a few days ago, but apparently you have to arrange a visit in advance.

https://www.ancientcyprus.com/articles/ancient-cypriot-extinction

It also used to have hippos less than 1 meter tall! But we ate them all.