Conversation so far:
what is the history of jumbo?
Jumbo was born at about Christmas 1860 in the Sudan and, after his mother was killed by hunters, the infant Jumbo was captured by Sudanese elephant hunter, Taher Sheriff.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
the elephant was imported to France and kept in the Paris zoo, Jardin des Plantes.
why was it imported to france?
CANNOTANSWER.
what was his best show?
In New York, Barnum exhibited the elephant at Madison Square Garden, earning enough in three weeks from the enormous crowds to recoup the money he spent to buy the animal.

Question: did he get the money back?
Self-contained rewrite: did Jumbo get the money back?