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The Elephant family in Jumbo Circus consists of seven members. Lucky Prasad: This forty-year old male elephant has an imposing personality as it is huge and majestic. He does not perform any item. Lakho: This twentythree-year old female performs the Group Act and goes for the parade item. Chanchal: This thirty-year old is the elephant Heroine of Jumbo. An extremely intelligent and talented actor. Is the doctor in the Doctor Elephant item and also performs in the Elephant Cricket act. Lucky:The fifteen year old Female elephant is also a good actor. Is the patient (drunkard) in the Dr.Elephant item. Also participates in Elephant Cricket and Group Act . Lakshmi: This seven-year old female elephant performs the Siva Pooja item,Group Act and parade item. Anaar: This thirty year old female does not perform any item. Her child is Ganga:This four-year old female elephant, born on 29th January 2003, is the baby elephant of Jumbo. Ganga is a mischievous child whenever she gets an opportunity she will drink milk from her mother’s udder. The cute baby elephant is definitely the star attraction as she is an instant hit with the children. Her training has begun. She has learnt simple items.


Do you know? The Asian Elephant is the largest land dwelling animal in Asia. The striking difference with the African Elephant is the smaller ears of the Asian Elephant!. Padmanabhan, a temple elephant in Kerala has a rental charge of Rs.2,22,222/- per day. So also the rental charges of circus elephants for film shoots are quite high! An elephant can hold six litres, 11.3 gallons of water in its trunk, which it often uses as a flexible shower hose!


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There are seven horses in the Equestrian department of Jumbocircus. All ofthem are performers. They have healthy and dynamic bodies which add to their majestic appearance. Ideal for Cossack riding performance with Russian artistes. They bring life to the ring by their lively performance.They can go faster than a car. Thirty-year old Tarzan is the eldest in the group. Seven-year old Sultan has a striking appearance because of his milky white complexion.Ten-year old Geetha, one and half-year old Karan, six-year old Raja and six-year old Deepak are the other horses in the group. In the morning the Horse generally have chana(grams) atta flour. At 1.00 in the afternoon they are given carrots and grass. In the evening at around 7.00 pm milk with raw egg and oxylates are also given. At 8.00 in the night thick chapathies with jaggery and ghee are given to them. The thirty-year old Hobra is an exotic hybrid of a horse and a zebra. This was given as a gift by the Great Oriental circus. The Camels hate rain and the cool climate. They are very happy in places with more humidity, the neem leaves is their favourite. They are given fenugreek with gramflour. Five-year old Jyothi, one-year old Geetha and five-year old Savithri are the three camels. The dog is a subspecies of the wolf a mammal. Dogs are considered to be the most loyal and hence they have a unique rapport with humans. It is note worthy that people in general enjoy the most during the Dog act in the Circus. The dog family in the Circus has the following breed; Pomeranian, Dalmatian, Bond, Russian Poodle and Dash. The Persian cat family consists of two parents and the remaining kitten. All the animals are well-fed, healthy and looked after by a regular Vet.
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T
he Hippopotamusis derived from the greek word hippopotamas; hippos meaning ‘horse’ and potamas meaning ‘river.’ That is why they were once called river horses. It is a semi-aquatic mammal found inhabiting rivers and lakes in sub-saharan Africa. The hippo is a formidable creature and is a surprisingly elegant swimmer for her size! Chinnu, our hippopotamus, has her usual meal around 6.00 in the evening consisting of sixty kgs of mashed carrot, potatoes,cabbage, cucumber,banana and bread! Then at 11.30 in the night she has a sizable quantity of grass.




M
acaw is an exceptionally beautiful parrot with colourful plumage. It is a photographer’s delight. In Jumbo Circus we have the blue and gold Macaw and the scarlet Macaw. This colourful parrot is originally from American rain forests of Mexico, Central and South America.They are said to live upto hundred years, however an average of fifty years is more accurate.They eat nuts and fruits. They have excellent talking ability and are very sociable. They can be around 30 to 85 cms in length. The Moluccan Cockatoos is a cute parrot which is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The most obvious feature is the erectile crest that raises immediately, when alarmed or excited. At the circus we can find the sulphur crested cockatoo and the umbrella cockatoo. These birds make wonderful life-long friends and have a lifespan of hundred and twenty years. The Macaws and cockatoos have a combination act. Cockatoos climb up a ladder to hoist a flag.Macaw plays a seasaw balance with two cockatoos on either side. One cockatoo rides a cycle on a rod with another in tow, pecks with a beak and rides a chariot on the ring floor to the amazement and enjoyment of children. One could find children on their feet to have a better view of this item. The Emu is the largest bird native to Australia. It can sprint at 50km/h if necessary. The Ostrich is flightless bird native to Africa. They are the largest living species of bird in the world today. Both of these birds dont perform.



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