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 · 2 months 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

Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 months 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 · 2 months ago

We’ve done elephants dirty.

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

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 2 months ago

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

jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 months 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.

DarkThoughts@fedia.io · 2 months ago

It’s in Wuppertal Barmen near the city hall of that district. https://maps.app.goo.gl/1uDiCJTWxYUEWmmz7

There’s also a gifted sculpture inside of the Wupper. https://maps.app.goo.gl/9rv8gSN3tNjRkocE7

And a German article about the whole event, including old photographs (the one depicting the fall is a montage I believe): https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/wuppertal-zirkus-elefant-tuffi-in-der-schwebebahn-a-1103841.html

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