Hyped as ‘the biggest elephant’ in the world, Jumbo was met by a record-breaking crowd and hauled up Broadway in his crate. More than a century after his death, mystery still swirls around Jumbo.

African savanna elephants are the biggest elephant species. They can grow to be 10 to 13 feet (3 to 4 meters) tall, and they weigh 4 to 7 tons (3,600 to 6,40 kg) — about as much as a fully ...

The intrigue: For the first time, the original herd of 100 elephant sculptures will be joined by the biggest elephant yet in Houston. The massive tusker was modeled after a real Kenyan elephant ...

Was he really the biggest elephant in the world? How did he die? And was he suffering from tuberculosis? Untouched for decades, Jumbo’s bones are locked away for safekeeping. But for the first ...

The biggest baby in the animal kingdom ... Although not quite as long a pregnancy as an elephant babies still gestate for 15-16 months. Once they're finally born, calves weigh 40-64 kg ...

An Elephant and Castle student is now the subject of what is believed to be the biggest rape investigation in Britain. Police fear serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, who drugged and raped ten women, may have ...

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