In 1882, the London Zoo sold Jumbo, an elephant that had been born wild in the Sudan in 1859, to Barnum for $10,000. The elephant, which had been famous for his impressive size and mild temperament at ...

New insights into the life and mysterious death of Jumbo the elephant - a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have inspired the film 'Dumbo' - will be revealed in a BBC One ...

About 400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger than their modern-day cousins. Their evolution has long been a mystery ...

Engineers at EPFL have developed a programmable foam lattice that blends softness and rigidity across a robot’s body. Inspired by the musculoskeletal system of animals, the new design enables robots ...

If Cal State Fullerton mascot Tuffy Titan is looking a little long in the tusk, just wait until you see the new elephant in town. Cal State Fullerton is about to receive a woolly mammoth skeleton ...

Jumbo remains embedded into the present-day St. Thomas community which has a massive statue of the elephant it built in 1985, for his 100th death anniversary.

This is the extraordinary moment a wild elephant that was searching for food became stuck in a supermarket. The hungry beast wandered from its natural stomping ground and barged into the grocery ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch Attenborough and the Giant Elephant. Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

Jumbo, a famous elephant that belonged to showman P.T. Barnum, at the London Zoo. (London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Perspective by Luke Fannin Americans have long been ...

Dr Richard Thomas, from the University of Leicester's School of Archaeology and Ancient History, was invited as lead scientist on the 'Attenborough and the Giant Elephant' documentary. As part of the ...