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Jumbo the Elephant : ウィキペディア英語版 | Jumbo the Elephant
''Jumbo the Elephant'' is a concrete and reinforced steel statue by Canadian artist Winston Bronnum. The statue was commissioned by the town of St. Thomas, Ontario to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Jumbo, a circus elephant that was killed in the town after being struck by a train.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ontariossouthwest.com/experience/jumbo-the-elephant-monument,317 )〕 The town funded the $70,000 sculpture in part with the sale of Indiana Jones-style hats and commemorative coins.〔 The statue was constructed at Bronnum's Animaland Park in Sussex, New Brunswick and transported 1,722 kilometres to St. Thomas.〔 For ease of transport the upper legs and body were poured separately from the base and lower legs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/lifestyle/travel/supersized-sights-of-canada/st-thomas-jumbo-the-elephant.html )〕 The statue weights 38 tonnes〔 and the base weighs 100 tonnes.〔 ==References==
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