"Tommy" 1994

Anonymous says that "Tommy" was indeed weighed and came in at 7 tonnes (tons?), 315 lbs. making him 14,315 pounds. RL thinks he weighed 3.5 tonnes. 7,000 pounds? Also in response to another anonymous, Tommy's name was not changed to "King Tusk" because of the execution of a previous "Tommy" in fact his name was never changed at all, I never heard him called anything but Tommy or Tom. "King Tusk" was only a stage name and appropriate when applied to "The largest, two-storied monster to walk the face of the earth". I am having trouble trying to convince people that "Safari" died of Tuberculosis in1936. As mentioned before, Eddie Allen was present when he died as well as when he was posted afterward. He said the Vets were amazed that he lived as long as he did since his lungs were almost eaten away. As far as his death coming from eating an empty coke bottle someone had given him, I have seen amazing things pass thru elephants with no ill effects. I once saw one eat a uniform jacket and the next day the sleeve was hanging out, after pulling it free I discovered it still had the brass buttons.