Elephant Fritz

This mock-up has been placed in the Museum of Fine Arts in this beautiful city. This elephant was part of Barnum, which toured Europe in 1902. When he became aggressive, they decided to kill him in the Plaza Nicolas Frumeaud, of this city. The circus members departed for a new show, and the elephant was gifted to the city of Tours it was decided to "naturalize" him in Nantes, and bring him back to Tours to place him next to the Museum of Fine Arts. The elephant skeleton was preserved in the Museum of Natural History of Tours, but was destroyed in the last war.