page_title: Castor and Pollux (elephants)
hierarchical_section_title: Castor and Pollux (elephants)
caption_attribution_description: English: One of the elephants from the zoo in Paris being killed for meat during the Siege of Paris 1870. Español: A uno de los elefantes del Zoo de la Ménagerie (zoo) del Jardín de Plantas de París, le mataron por su carne durante el Sitio de París de 1870.
context_page_description: Castor and Pollux were two elephants kept at the zoo Jardin des Plantes in Paris. They were killed and eaten, along with many other animals from the zoo, in late 1870 during the Siege of Paris. The two elephants may have been siblings, and were named after the twin brothers of Greek and Roman mythology. They had been popular before the siege for giving rides on their backs around the park, but the food shortages caused by the German blockade of the city eventually drove the citizens of Paris to kill them for their meat.
context_section_description: Castor and Pollux were two elephants kept at the zoo Jardin des Plantes in Paris. They were killed and eaten, along with many other animals from the zoo, in late 1870 during the Siege of Paris. The two elephants may have been siblings, and were named after the twin brothers of Greek and Roman mythology. They had been popular before the siege for giving rides on their backs around the park, but the food shortages caused by the German blockade of the city eventually drove the citizens of Paris to kill them for their meat.
caption: One of the elephants is shot for its meat in December 1870.[1]
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