{"product_id":"9781780121550","title":"Jumbo","description":"A magical blend of true story and popular science, \u003ci\u003eJumbo\u003c\/i\u003e is the wonderful, colourful biography of the greatest elephant ever known. Born in Africa in 1863, Jumbo was orphaned by ivory-hunters, “rescued” and taken to France. Mistaken for a runt, he was sold to London Zoo, where he became the favourite of the British populace, from Queen Victoria to the young Winston Churchill – until, talent-spotted by the American circus-owner P.T. Barnum, and despite public outcry and Royal protestations, he was taken across the Atlantic to New York. There, having once more conquered public hearts and now a beast of giant proportions, he “befriended” a smaller elephant, Tom Thumb – but in saving whose life he was to meet a tragic end. This book not only unravels the story, but also looks at Jumbo from a zoologist’s point of view. Why was he thought to be a runt? What helped or hindered him in adapting to unfamiliar surroundings from one hemisphere to the other? How was he likely to have reacted to the overwhelming public attention – and to isolation from his natural habitat? The author draws illuminatingly on modern knowledge of elephant behaviour and biology to shed light on the mysteries surrounding Jumbo’s life.","brand":"Carlton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135500501232,"sku":"9781780121550","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780121550_p0.jpg?v=1763711468","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780121550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}