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  2. Jumbo - Wikipedia

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    Jumbo (December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes , a zoo in Paris , and then transferred in 1865 to London Zoo in England.

  3. List of unusual animal deaths - Wikipedia

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    Jumbo the elephant: 15 September 1885: The celebrity elephant was hit by a train in St. Thomas, Ontario. He died shortly thereafter. [5] [6] Topsy the elephant: 4 January 1903: The elephant was executed by poisoning, electrocution, and strangulation. A 74-second film of the electrocution was recorded and preserved, possibly the first death ...

  4. Jumbo the Elephant (Bronnum) - Wikipedia

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    Jumbo the Elephant is a concrete and reinforced steel statue by Canadian artist Winston Bronnum.The statue was commissioned by the city of St. Thomas, Ontario to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Jumbo, a circus elephant that was killed in the community after being struck by a train.

  5. Heartbreaking images show elephant crying moments ... - AOL

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    The heartbreaking photos show Yani, a Sumatran female elephant, sobbing moments before she passed away on Wednesday, after suffering from "blistering skin" and reportedly receiving minimal treatment.

  6. Electrocuting an Elephant - Wikipedia

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    The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals stepped in, questioning the idea of hanging an elephant as well as making a public spectacle out of the death of an animal. Thompson and Dundy cut the event back to invited guest and press only and agreed to use a surer method of strangling the elephant with large ropes tied to a ...

  7. Big game hunter crushed to death by fatally shot elephant in ...

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    A trophy hunter was killed on Friday in Africa after an elephant shot by a member of his hunting group fell on top of him and crushed him to death.

  8. Daniel Penny chokehold caused Jordan Neely death, even if ...

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    The medical examiner who ruled Jordan Neely’s death was a homicide caused by Daniel Penny’s chokehold insisted Friday she’d stand by the ruling — even if it somehow turned out the homeless ...

  9. BBC Studios Natural History Unit filmography - Wikipedia

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    Attenborough and the Giant Elephant: 2017: David Attenborough investigates the remarkable life and death of Jumbo the elephant - one of the largest African elephant and many believed to be the biggest in the world. David Attenborough (writer and presenter) No: No Winter's Weirdest Events: 2017