Jumbo's body was eventually given to the Barnum Museum of Natural History, where it stood until he was burned in a fire in 1975. Before that, Jumbo became Tuft's mascot.

MEDFORD, Mass. — Poor Jumbo. In P.T. Barnum’s hands he became the most famous African elephant in the world — lure to throngs of circus visitors and unknowing shill for countless products.

♪♪ My investigation into Jumbo's life begins at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. ♪♪ There are elephant skeletons on display here as in many museums around the world, but ...

Both the Jumbo statue and Barnum Hall itself are embedded in Tufts history and its changing structures. Barnum Hall was founded by Phineas T. Barnum in 1883, as the Barnum Museum of Natural History at ...

Origami Holiday Tree returns to Museum of Natural History 00:36. NEW YORK -- The Origami Holiday Tree has returned to the American Museum of Natural History for the season. The tree is decorated ...

Despite major public protests, a petition, and an outbreak of Jumbo-mania, Jumbo was eventually shipped across the Atlantic, arriving in New York to great fanfare in 1882.

The “Secret World of Elephants” at the American Museum of Natural History opens Monday, November 13. Tickets are $28 for adults, $16.50 for children (ages 3-12), and $22.50 for seniors and ...

The scientific team examines Jumbo's bones at the American Museum of National History. Then disaster struck: we couldn’t get the samples out of New York City.

In Jumbo: The Life of an Elephant Superstar, Canadian and British filmmakers gained unprecedented access to Jumbo’s bones held at the American Museum of National History since his death.

How Jumbo the elephant paved the way for jumbo mortgages The 11-foot-tall elephant reshaped our language, which has proved surprisingly apt December 12, 2022 More than 2 years ago ...

Both the Jumbo statue and Barnum Hall itself are embedded in Tufts history and its changing structures. Barnum Hall was founded by Phineas T. Barnum in 1883, as the Barnum Museum of Natural History at ...