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kiri

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3. Jumbo created by Barnum remembered at Tufts

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 01:35 PM

Mar 2012

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.

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