Jumbo Day is observed on April 9 every year. This day celebrates the life of Jumbo the Elephant, also known as Jumbo the Circus Elephant, who was a 19th-Century male African bush elephant originally from Sudan. He was transferred from Africa to Jardin des Plantes, a French zoo in Paris then he was transferred to the London Zoo in England. It was here that an American businessman and showman bought him and brought him to the U.S. Sadly, Jumbo died on September 15, 1885. The giant elephant’s name spawned the common word ‘jumbo,’ and left its mark on popular culture.
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