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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnd Jumbo said, "F**k this sh*t"
The forty year old elephant, called Baby escaped from circus workers outside the town's busy shopping centre at around 4.50pm.
Footage of the incident shows the giant animal loose in a car park as handlers from Courtney's Circus try to corner her.
However, the attempts are futile as Baby gives them the slip, breaking through a barrier and galloping away into the town. .......(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/9172569/Elephant-runs-away-from-circus-in-Ireland.html
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And Jumbo said, "F**k this sh*t" (Original Post)
marmar
Mar 2012
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EnviroBat
(5,290 posts)1. How do you stop a charging elephant?
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You take away his credit card....!!!
xchrom
(108,903 posts)2. Baby is old enough is old enough to know
She doesn't want to do circus any more.
kiri
(954 posts)3. Jumbo created by Barnum remembered at Tufts
Jumbo was a real elephant, who died tragically when when struck by a train whilst saving a baby elephant during a circus unloading.
The name Jumbo was just made up by PT Barnum, because Jumbo was a big African elephant, and Barnum thought the name sounded "African" and exotic. Ever since we have had "jumbo"-sized.
Jumbo is the mascot of Tufts University. (Go,Pachyderms,go.) Jumbo was preserved at Barnum Hall at Tufts, but, sadly, there was a fire and her remains burned 15 yrs ago.