TIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world · 17 days ago

TIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989

jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de · 17 days ago

I think in the city where everything happened she is still kinda famous and even some diary-brand is named like her. Also heard she has a statue somewhere in Wuppertal.

Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 17 days ago

Jesus… forced to work in the circus from age 4 in 1950 until her death in 1989. Poor thing. Just put through decades of hell.

Deceptichum@quokk.au · 17 days ago

We’ve done elephants dirty.

For such intelligent and capable creatures, we’ve probably treated them some of the worst.

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 17 days ago

And imagone being suspended above a river from a railway. Poor thing.

TIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989

TIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989

Tuffi - Wikipedia