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.

Murderous Mary” was executed in the town of Erwin, Tennessee, more than a century ago, and her saddening story still ...

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.