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[[Image:Jumbolg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Poster advertising Jumbo]]

[[Image:Jumbolg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Poster advertising Jumbo]]

'''Jumbo the Elephant''' was a famous [[elephant]] of the nineteenth and early 20th centuries. Born in what is now the [[Sudan]], Jumbo was captured at an early age by British adventurers and brought via [[Cairo]] and [[Paris]] to [[London]], [[England]], where it was exhibited before massive and enthusiastic audiences. It was in London that Jumbo was given his name, due to his enormous size — Jumbo stood nearly 13 feet tall!

'''Jumbo the Elephant''' was a famous [[elephant]] of the nineteenth century. Born in what is now [[Ethiopia]] in 1861, Jumbo was captured at an early age and sold to animal collector Johann Schmidt, who brought it to Europe and sold it to Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France, where it remained for three years.  Sold to the London Zoo for health reasons, Jumbo soon became a favorite, where it was exhibited before massive and enthusiastic audiences.  

In 1882, the American [[entrepreneur]] [[P.T. Barnum]] rescued Jumbo and brought him to [[America]] as part of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. However, Jumbo's life was cut short when he was electrocuted while crossing a railroad track. After death, Jumbo's carcass was stuffed and preserved in oil, and continued to tour with the circus until it was handed over to [[Tufts University]] for further study. Lost for many years, the taxidermized body was believed to have been completely destroyed in a fire in 1975.

In 1882, the American [[entrepreneur]] [[P.T. Barnum]] bought Jumbo and brought him (and his keeper, Mathew Scott) to [[America]] as part of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, again drawing large crowds everywhere he toured. However, Jumbo's life was cut short in September, 1885 when he was crossing a railroad track and was struck by an unscheduled freight train near St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. After death, Jumbo's carcass was stuffed and continued to tour with the circus until it was handed over to [[Tufts University]] for further study. The taxidermized body was completely destroyed in a fire in 1975.

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[[Category:Elephants]]