Maybe you remember your school mascot as just a classmate in a bear outfit or some kind of pirate get-up at half time. But at Tufts University, the mascot is much more specific — and historic. Friday, ...

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He was once known as the most famous elephant in the world and more than a century after his death, Jumbo the elephant's legacy still lives on. It's the subject of the new Jumbomania exhibit at the ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. On Sept. 15, 1885, Jumbo the Elephant was in St. Thomas, Ontario, on tour ...

ST. THOMAS—Jumbo is much bigger and stronger than the 46 plow horses competing at the International Plowing Match here next week, but he’s ineligible. That’s because Jumbo is an African elephant—a ...

It never ceases to amaze me how much a person can learn by keeping his or her ears open and paying attention. It's not just a sign of a good reporter. It's also evidence of a good listener. After the ...

He was so popular that even today his name is synonymous with “big.” When P.T. Barnum bought Jumbo, an African elephant from the London Zoological Society, the sale caused protests in England, and ...