The remains of what famous animal are kept in a peanut butter jar at Tufts University?
a. Flipper the Dolphin
b. Jumbo the Elephant
c. Nim Chimpsky the Chimpanzee
d. Dolly the Sheep
The answer is B, Jumbo the Elephant!
Jumbo is famous for his part in the Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1885, Jumbo died in a train accident and showman P. T. Barnum had him stuffed. In 1889, Barnum donated Jumbo to Tufts, where he became the school mascot. When fire destroyed the preserved pachyderm mascot in 1975, his ashes were put in a peanut butter jar and kept for good luck for the university's sports teams, which are known as the Jumbos.
a. Flipper the Dolphin
b. Jumbo the Elephant
c. Nim Chimpsky the Chimpanzee
d. Dolly the Sheep
The answer is B, Jumbo the Elephant!
Jumbo is famous for his part in the Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1885, Jumbo died in a train accident and showman P. T. Barnum had him stuffed. In 1889, Barnum donated Jumbo to Tufts, where he became the school mascot. When fire destroyed the preserved pachyderm mascot in 1975, his ashes were put in a peanut butter jar and kept for good luck for the university's sports teams, which are known as the Jumbos.
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