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Jumbo, P. T. Barnum's elephant whose name is the origin of the word jumbo (meaning "very large" or "oversized"). The African elephant was given the name Jumbo by zookeepers at the London Zoo. The name was most likely derived from the Swahili word jumbe meaning "chief". Lallah Rookh, elephant with Dan Rice's circus.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
At the time of their arrival, the trio made up the largest group of Sri Lankan elephants in North America. [1] While residing at Calgary Zoo, she gave birth to three calves, two of which survived. [8] Calvin, [a] a male, was born in June 1986 and weighed 293 lb (133 kg), [9] while Maharani, a female, was born in 1990 [5] and weighed 150 kg (330 ...
African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. Scientists believe that animals with complex ...
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Jenny (1899 – February 1941), was a 20th-century female Asian elephant probably born in Ceylon.Jenny was exported to Germany, between 1915 and 1917 she was put into a work service in the Imperial German Army being one of the very few elephants serving in the Central Powers armies in World War I.
The winning name will be announced March 15 on the zoo's social media channels. The Toledo Zoo welcomed a male, African elephant calf who was born Feb. 17. He weighed 280 pounds as of Friday, the ...
The elephant beauty pageant is an annual event held in Chitwan National Park, Nepal to select the most beautiful female elephant. The main aim of the competition is to enhance the bonding between elephants and humans. The event acts as a major tourist attraction in the national park. [1] [2] The event was started in 2010. [3]