The sale of Jumbo, the African elephant to P.T. Barnum causes an uproar in England.

The legacy of Jumbo lived on, however, through both his hide and skeleton — which were quickly preserved and put back on tour with the circus until 1890. Touring Jumbo’s skin and skeleton ...

For freshman Marisa Jones, coming to a school whose mascot is the beloved elephant of big-top pioneer P.T. Barnum seems like nothing less than fate. "It's amazing," Jones said. "Jumbo the elephant ...

A new book about a circus elephant that died in St. Thomas, Ont., brings Jumbo's story to life. While crisscrossing North America as a spectacle in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, the elephant was ...

Jumbo was the star of The Greatest Show on Earth, but after he died, Barnum gave his hide to Tufts and his skeleton to the Smithsonian in 1884. The taxidermied elephant became a central piece to ...