More than a century after his death, mystery still swirls around Jumbo. Was he really the tallest elephant in the world? How was he treated? Was his death part of a conspiracy? In Jumbo ...

It seems that in 1851, a 40-year-old elephant named Columbus was on display in North Adams. A showman, named James Raymond of Carmel, N.Y., owned this enormous pachyderm that weighed over 10,000 ...

And the first thing that greets many visitors is the museum’s iconic African bush elephant. Standing 13-feet tall and weighing 11 tons, the elephant — who is affectionately known by his ...