Tragically, the mounted hide was eventually destroyed in a fire at Tufts University in 1975. His skeleton, however, still exists today at the in New York. Why Jumbo Still Matters Jumbo’s story isn't just a circus tragedy. It is the story of how we shifted from seeing wild animals as mystical creatures to seeing them as commodities. He was a living, breathing, feeling animal who was captured, caged, sold, shipped, and finally smashed by a machine.
He was the original Jumbo. And there will never be another one. Tragically, the mounted hide was eventually destroyed in
He had Jumbo's hide stuffed and mounted. He had the skeleton preserved. For years, the "Ghost of Jumbo" toured with the circus as a double-feature attraction. feeling animal who was captured