Over 140 years ago an Edinburgh elephant made the 200 mile journey to Manchester, grabbing the attention of the British public.
The Asian elephant named Maharajah made his way from Edinburgh to Manchester in 1872 - after wrecking the train that he was meant to ride on.
He was purchased by the Jennison family in 1872, who owned the Belle Vue Zoological Gardens in Manchester, which, incidentally, shared the same name as Edinburgh's first zoo, located in the Belle Vue area of the capital.
