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Ziggy (elephant)
Ziggy (ca. 1917–October 27, 1975)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asian Elephant North American Regional Studbook )〕 was a male Indian elephant who lived at Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago from 1936 to 1975. He weighed about six tons and was over ten feet tall.〔Andrea Friederici Ross. ''Let the Lions Roar''. Brookfield, Illinois: Chicago Zooological Society, 1997. 62.〕 After attacking and nearly killing his keeper in 1941, Ziggy was chained to the wall of an indoor enclosure, and remained there for nearly three decades. His confinement became a cause célèbre in the late 1960s, when school children and other animal enthusiasts began campaigning for his release. Ziggy was briefly allowed to go outside in 1970, and a year later, the zoo completed a new outdoor facility specifically designed for the elephant. However, Ziggy only enjoyed a few years of freedom before dying in 1975.
==Early years==
Born in Asia, Ziggy was named after Florenz Ziegfeld, who purchased the elephant from John Ringling in 1920. Ziegfeld thought the elephant, then a 250-pound youngster, would be a good birthday present for his six-year-old daughter. However, the elephant was sold back to Ringling after the animal reportedly trampled through the Ziegfelds' greenhouse.〔Edward Baumann. "Brookfield's rebel, Ziggy, dies quietly". ''Chicago Tribune''. October 29, 1975. A1.〕 Ringling, in turn, sold the elephant to Singer's Midget Circus. While touring with Singer's troupe, Ziggy bonded with a dwarf named Charles Becker, who taught the elephant how to dance, play a harmonica, and smoke cigarettes.〔Ross, 63.〕
At the San Diego Exposition Children's Circus in February 1936, Becker fell ill, and Ziggy was paired with a new handler, Johnny Winters. However, the elephant did not respond well to Winters, and fled from the grounds. Ziggy was later found in Balboa Park, and Becker was called from his sickbed to coax the elephant out.〔"Midget's whistle brings back Ziggy, runaway elephant". ''Chicago Tribune''. February 22, 1936. 2.〕 Some reports claimed that Ziggy had killed a trombone player in the midst of his escape, but this was never verified.〔Michael Sneed. "What ever happened to ???" ''Chicago Tribune''. January 10, 1983. A16.〕 In any case, the circus decided it could no longer keep the elephant, and sold him to Brookfield Zoo. Ziggy arrived at Brookfield in July 1936 and became a popular attraction for visitors.〔
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