简介：DavidAttenboroughinvestigatestheremarkablelifeanddeathofJumbotheelephant-acelebrityanimalsuperstarwhosestoryissaidtohaveinspiredthemovieDumbo. AttenboroughjoinsateamofscientistsandconservationiststounravelthecomplexandmysteriousstoryofthislargeAfricanelephant-anelephantmanybelievedtobethebiggestintheworld.WithuniqueaccesstoJumbo'sskeletonattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory,theteamworktogethertoseparatemythfromreality.HowbigwasJumboreally?Howwashetreatedincaptivity?Andhowdidhedie?Jumbo'sbonesmayoffervitalclues. ArrivinginLondonZooin1865,JumbofastbecameafirmfavouriteofQueenVictoriaandherchildren,andwasnicknamedtheChildren'sPet.Yetbehindthescenes,thisgentlegiantwaslivingadoublelife-smashinghisden,breakinghistusksandbeingpacifiedbylargeamountsofalcoholgiventohimbyhiskeeper,MatthewScott.Scotthadnohumanfriendsbuthadadeepempathyforanimals,developingaparticularlystrongandnearmysticalbondwithJumbo. Then,quitesuddenly,LondonZoocausedpublicoutragebysellingJumbotoPTBarnum'scircusinAmericawherehetravelledwithhisdevotedkeepertostartanewlife.ButwhilehistimeinAmericaturnedhimintostarwith20millionpeoplecomingtoseehim,hislifeendedtragicallyand mysteriously. AswellasJumbo'sskeleton,AttenboroughexploresthelivesofwildelephantstoexplainJumbo'stroubledmind,andhediscovershowourattitudetocaptiveelephantshaschangeddramaticallyinrecentyears.…