Jumbo: The Greatest Elephant in the World
The next time you ride on a jumbo jet or guzzle a jumbo-size Coke, spare a thought for the African bull elephant that gave gigantism a fun name. Born near Sudan around 1860, Jumbo the elephant was . . .
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Jumbo: The Greatest Elephant in the World
by Paul Chambers
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