us ▁decided ▁it ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁keep ▁the ▁ele ph ant , ▁and ▁sold ▁him ▁to ▁Brook field ▁Z oo . ▁Z ig gy ▁arrived ▁at ▁Brook field ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁att raction ▁for ▁visitors . ▁ ▁Att ack ▁on ▁S lim ▁Lewis ▁At ▁Brook field ▁Z oo ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Z ig gy ▁suddenly ▁turned ▁on ▁his ▁ke eper , ▁George ▁" S lim " ▁Lewis . ▁The ▁ele ph ant ▁first ▁struck ▁Lewis ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁with ▁his ▁tr unk ▁and ▁pulled ▁him ▁beneath ▁his ▁head . ▁Z ig gy ▁then ▁tried ▁to ▁g ore ▁Lewis , ▁but ▁the ▁ke eper ▁dod ged ▁each ▁attack ▁by ▁sli pping ▁between ▁the ▁ele ph ant ' s ▁t us ks . ▁Event ually , ▁Z ig gy ▁lung ed ▁so ▁hard ▁that ▁his ▁t us ks ▁became ▁lod ged ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁for ▁several ▁seconds . ▁S ens ing ▁his ▁chance ▁to ▁escape , ▁Lewis ▁pulled ▁himself ▁up ▁by ▁gra bb ing ▁onto ▁Z ig gy ' s ▁ear , ▁then ▁p unch ed ▁the ▁ele ph ant ▁in ▁the ▁eye . ▁With ▁Z ig gy ▁moment arily ▁st unn ed , ▁Lewis ▁jump ed ▁into ▁the ▁mo at ▁around ▁the ▁ele ph ant ' s ▁en closure ▁and ▁clim bed ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁or de al , ▁Lewis ▁was ▁an ▁animal ▁lo ver , ▁and ▁he ▁begg ed ▁zoo ▁director