Jumbo

The scene was devastating. Tom Thumb was injured but survived. Jumbo, however, was thrown onto the tracks. His skull was crushed, and within minutes, the largest elephant in the world was dead. P.T. Barnum, the ultimate showman, didn't let a little thing like death stop the show.

He had Jumbo's hide stuffed and mounted. He had the skeleton preserved. For years, the "Ghost of Jumbo" toured with the circus as a double-feature attraction. The scene was devastating

Standing at the shoulder and weighing over 6.5 tons , Jumbo was the largest elephant ever seen in captivity. He wasn't just big; he was Jumbo . His skull was crushed, and within minutes, the

Late at night in St. Thomas, Ontario, after a performance, Jumbo and a small elephant named Tom Thumb were walking back to their train car along the railroad tracks. He had Jumbo's hide stuffed and mounted