Jumbo The Elephant

Circus Stories: A Circus History Podcast

English - January 27, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours - 92.5 MB
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Measuring a staggering 3.2 meters high at the shoulder, and weighing 6000 kgs; we explore this massively influential and incredible elephant Jumbo, the sordid history behind his life and what animal experts and researchers can learn from revisiting his remains.

We dive deep into Jumbo's affect on advertising, creating a new word for "BIG" and the alleged conspiracy and mystery that swirls around his untimely death in 1885.

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