Conversation so far:
What is the history of Jumbo?
Casanova transported the animals that he had bought from Sudan north to Suez, and then across the Mediterranean Sea to Trieste.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Jumbo article besides being transported?
This collection was sold to Gottlieb Christian Kreutzberg's Menagerie Kreutzberg in Germany. Soon after, Jumbo was imported to France and kept in the Paris zoo Jardin des Plantes.

Question: Why was it imported to France?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was Jumbo imported to France?