Her story was the basis for Michael Morpurgo's children's novel, An Elephant in the Garden. But as Sheila was being sheltered in Denise's garden and garage, Belfast’s other residents were ...
Eleven years ago, Chang was bundled into the Zurich zoo’s elephant pit ... When Mandjullah took the kids for a ride on her back, Chang trundled awkwardly behind, amiably accepting peanuts.
But his story began in Africa when he was ... In England, Jumbo lived alone in a tiny elephant stable and spent his days rides to children — sometimes as many as a dozen at a time.