His first stop? The Jardin des Plantes in Paris. But Paris didn’t want him. He was sickly, skinny, and prone to biting the zookeepers. They called him a liability. So, they traded him across the channel to the London Zoo.
For three years, Jumbo was the king of the circus. He traveled across America, performing for millions. On September 15, 1885, Jumbo’s story came to a screeching halt. His first stop
When Jumbo arrived in America, it was the biggest celebrity arrival since the Statue of Liberty. He was paraded through the streets of New York City with a police escort. Barnum sold "Jumbo Collars" and "Jumbo Cigars." He even built a special railroad car shaped like a giant cage just for him. He was sickly, skinny, and prone to biting the zookeepers
The buyer was , the circus king of America. Barnum offered $10,000 (a fortune in the 1880s) for the elephant. For three years, Jumbo was the king of the circus