Jumbo : This Being the True Story of the Greatest Elephant in the World (16pt Large Print Edition) Paperback / softback
by Paul Chambers
Paperback / softback
Description
A magical blend of true story and popular science, ''Jumbo'' is the wonderful, colourful 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, where he became the favourite of the British populace, from Queen Victoria to the young Winston Churchill - until, talent - spotted by the American circus - owner P.T.
Barnum, and despite public outcry and Royal protestations, he was taken across the Atlantic to New York.
There, having once more conquered public hearts and now a beast of giant proportions, he 'befriended' a smaller elephant, Tom Thumb - in saving whose life he was to meet a tragic end.This book not only unravels the story, but also looks at Jumbo from a zoologist's point of view.
Why was he thought to be a runt? What helped or hindered him in adapting to unfamiliar surroundings from one hemisphere to the other?
How was he likely to have reacted to the overwhelming public attention - and to isolation from his natural habitat?
The author draws illuminatingly on modern knowledge of elephant behaviour and biology to shed light on the mysteries surrounding Jumbo's life.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:476 pages
- Publisher:ReadHowYouWant
- Publication Date:19/04/2013
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- ISBN:9780369316974
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:476 pages
- Publisher:ReadHowYouWant
- Publication Date:19/04/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780369316974
