At Tufts, it IS NOT easier to get in during Early Decision. But sometimes it’s harder to get in during Regular. How much does Early Decision help at Tufts? Overall applications increased by 1.8% over last year (2023 to 2024) from 22,766 to 23,127. For the Class of 2024, 662 […]
Jumbo. Jumbo, the most famous elephant in the world, met his end in Canada, while at a tour stop in St. Thomas, Ontario. But his story began in Africa when he was captured by hunters who killed his mother. At only four years of age, he was sold to the […]
10.6 feet. Jumbo weighed over 6 tonnes and was about 3.2 metres (10.6 feet) tall at the shoulder. Jumbo became a favourite of Londoners, being ridden by zoo visits from small children to Queen Victoria herself. But Jumbo’s time in London was due to end soon. Was Jumbo the largest […]
Throughout most of the film, his only true friend, aside from his mother, is the mouse, Timothy – a relationship parodying the stereotypical animosity between mice and elephants. Dumbo Story by Joe Grant Dick Huemer Based on Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson Harold Pearl Produced by Walt Disney […]
It is believed that the story of Dumbo is loosely based on the real life elephant Jumbo, a male African Bush elephant born in Sudan in 1860. After his mother was killed by poachers he was captured and sold to Lorenzo Casanova, an Italian animal dealer and explorer. Why do […]
But on one night in Ontario, Canada in September 1885, Jumbo didn’t make it on to the cart. The elephant, aged 24, was struck by a freight train while being loaded into his cage and later died of what Attenborough concluded was internal bleeding. Where was Dumbo the elephant killed? […]
Echo died of natural causes at the age of 65 in May of 2009, leaving the family she had cared for and guided for so long to face the worst drought ever recorded in Amboseli on their own. It was a final test of the years of Echo’s leadership. How […]
24-years-old. Even though Jumbo died when he was 24-years-old, they found that his bones and joints looked like those of an elephant of 60. How old is Jumbo? Jumbo Jumbo and his keeper Matthew Scott (Circus poster, c. 1882) Species African bush elephant Sex Male Born December 25, 1860 Sudan […]
Jumbo (about December 25, 1860–September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and then transferred in 1865 to London Zoo in England. Who […]
Jumbo is considered one of the world’s most famous elephants. He was the star of Barnum & Bailey Circus who inspired the Disney movie Dumbo, perhaps the most famous elephant movie ever made. What was so special about Jumbo the elephant? Jumbo was the first African elephant anyone in North […]
In 1889, stuffed Jumbo retired from Barnum’s traveling circus and was given to Tufts University to be displayed in the campus’s Barnum Museum of Natural History and became the Tufts mascot. What is a Jumbo as a mascot? Elephant tales. The story of Jumbo. Jumbo, Tufts University’s official mascot, was […]
Having a vision places a purpose upon your goal-setting activities. Without an end goal or destination in mind, then you won’t have a clear or defined path. Vision provides this. To achieve your vision or goal, you can start by setting small, attainable goals as stepping stones. What is the […]
School vision: Example 1 The Vision Statement is: To teach all children to acquire and develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to succeed at all stages of their education and equip them with high aspirations for their future lifelong learning. What is Concept education? Education is the process of facilitating […]
Vision: To create a better everyday life for the many people. Why it Works: The mission here focuses on the functionality of IKEA’s products and the affordability for their customers. In the vision, the IKEA team has a true sense of purpose in “creating a better everyday life.” What is […]
A vision should unite the organization and provide a stable, transcendent goal. The vision should avoid using jargon and buzz words and should use understandable terminology. Writing concise sentences is another way of clarifying a vision statement. An effective vision statement sets an abstract yet challenging goal. What are the […]