Showing Jumbo: This Being the True Story of the Greatest Elephant in the World by Paul Chambers
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Jumbo A biography of the greatest elephant ever known. Born in Africa in 1863, Jumbo was orphaned by ivory-hunters, 'rescued' and taken to France. Mistaken for a runt, he was sold to London Zoo. Drawing on modern knowledge of elephant behaviour and biology, it also looks at Jumbo from a zoologist's point of view. Why was he thought to be a runt? Full description
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