Jumbo was born about 1861. When still very small, he arrived at the Zoo in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. In 1865 he was sent to London Zoo. On arrival he was in poor condition, but after being placed in the care of Matthew Scott, a former antelope keeper, he flourished. A female African elephant, Alice, arrived a few months later and the two elephants became associated in the public mind. Jumbo was trained to give rides and became a great favourite, largely because he had a very good nature. By the early 1880s Jumbo was nearly 11 feet tall. Jumbo was sold to P T Barnum who took him to the United States for exhibition in March 1882. Jumbo was killed in a railway accident in Canada in 1885.
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c.1861-1885
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1913-
Clerical Staff at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
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fl 1868
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1842-1924
Albert Bruce-Joy was an Irish sculptor working in England
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1908-
Saw Machine Operator at ZSL London Zoo
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1915-
Clerk at ZSL London Zoo
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fl 1949
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fl 1950
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1881-1917
Gardener's Labourer. Killed in action at the French front
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1861-1926
Sir Philip William Burne-Jones was a Victorian era British aristocrat, whose life and professional career as a painter spanned into the Edwardian. He produced more than 60 paintings, including portraits, landscapes and poetic fantasies