Ziggy
Posted By thecircusblog on August 7, 2011
This is an actual photo of Ziggy trying to kill “Slim” Lewis. A lucky shot taken by a patron of the zoo. “Slim,” seen here between the tusks of Ziggy, “Slim” was lucky, too. Ziggy’s tusks stuck into the ground, allowing Slim to crawl out and jump to safety in the moat that surrounded the elephant yard. The person who took the photo sold it to the Chicago Tribune. “Slim” later wrote a book titled “I loved Rogues.” It is said that Clifford Jones took Ziggy back to the barn after this incident. It is also said that Ziggy died in 1072?….. By Darren Kearney, grandson of Clifford Jones. 2014.
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Hey. Thanks for posting this picture. The reason I am writing this is because my grandfather was Ziggy’s keeper. Ziggy wouldn’t let anyone to close to him. But my grandfather was one of the very few Ziggy let close. After this picture was taken and “Slim” escaped. My grandfather literally walked over, took Ziggy by the ear and led him inside where he was forced to put a massive chain on his leg. My sister has my grandfathers hook. And I have a couple of pictures of Ziggy.