Ind ian ▁black - and - white ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Z ig gy ▁( ca . ▁ 1 9 1 7 – Oct ober ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁male ▁Indian ▁ele ph ant ▁who ▁lived ▁at ▁Brook field ▁Z oo ▁outside ▁Chicago ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁He ▁we ighed ▁about ▁six ▁tons ▁and ▁was ▁over ▁ten ▁feet ▁tall . ▁After ▁attack ing ▁and ▁nearly ▁killing ▁his ▁ke eper ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Z ig gy ▁was ▁ch ained ▁to ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁an ▁ind oor ▁en closure , ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁for ▁nearly ▁three ▁dec ades . ▁His ▁conf in ement ▁became ▁a ▁cause ▁cél è bre ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁school ▁children ▁and ▁other ▁animal ▁enthus iast s ▁began ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁his ▁release . ▁Z ig gy ▁was ▁briefly ▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁outside ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁zoo ▁completed ▁a ▁new ▁out door ▁facility ▁specifically ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁ele ph ant . ▁However , ▁Z ig gy ▁only ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁freedom ▁before ▁dying ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Born ▁in ▁Asia , ▁Z ig gy ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Flor enz ▁Z ieg feld , ▁who ▁purchased ▁the ▁ele ph ant ▁from ▁John ▁Ring ling ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Z ieg feld ▁thought ▁the