Fear of the Animal Planet. Jason Hribal

over the past two centuries, books have been written about him. Songs have been sung in his honor. Movies have been made depicting him. An Ohio town was once named after him. He has been used to advertise countless consumer products.

      To this day, Jumbo remains firmly planted in the English lexicon. That little, sickly elephant—once mocked as Mumbo Jumbo—grew into a large, powerful, and resistant fellow-creature, one still worthy of our respect and veneration.

      Mary