CHAPTER IV. 



ELEPHANTS 



Jumbo, Coco, Gypsy, Bobby, Zebi, Gunda. 



THE name of Jumbo is so well known 

 and so much has been written about 

 him that it is only necessary to give a resume" 

 of his history in this book. 



In June, 1865, the London Zoological So- 

 ciety received, in exchange for a rhinosceros, 

 from the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, an Afri- 

 can Elephant, named Jumbo. 



At the time of his arrival in London, Jum- 

 bo stood only about four feet high, but was 

 in such a miserable, filthy, and pitiable con- 

 dition that it was feared for some time that 

 he would not live. At that time Mr. A. D. 

 Bartlett, who was the Superintendent of the 

 Gardens, seeing the necessity for having all 

 his instructions carried out faithfully if he 

 wanted to keep the poor creature alive, 

 turned him over to a keeper called Matthew 



