baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː æt lˈiːst twˈɛnti fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðɪ ˈɛlɪfənts skˈɛlᵻtən hɐdbɪn ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd, ænd ðˈɛn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ðə nˈɔːɹfək ˌɑːɹkiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl jˈuːnɪt, wɪð ɐ ɡɹˈænt fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl lˈɑːɾɚɹi ænd sˌʌm kəmˈɜːʃəl spˈɑːnsɚʃˌɪp, mˈænɪdʒd tə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ skˈɛlᵻtən.
By 1992 at least 25% of the elephant's skeleton had been recovered, and then in 1995 the Norfolk Archaeological unit, with a grant from the National Lottery and some commercial sponsorship, managed to recover almost the entire skeleton.