SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Elephant twins Yaad and Tukada are celebrating Halloween with some pumpkin smashing! The Rosamond Gifford Zoo posted a video to X of the elephants having a "gourd" time playing around ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Zoo’s largest land mammals will devour some of the region’s biggest pumpkins for the annual Squishing of the Squash event on Oct. 17. The Zoo’s Asian elephants have ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Pumpkins beware! The Oregon Zoo’s annual Squishing of the Squash has returned. On Thursday morning, the zoo’s Asian elephants smashed massive pumpkins before feasting on their ...

A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with during the annual “Squishing of the Squash" where giant elephants smash half-ton ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats to show when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with during an annual fall event where giant elephants smash ...

This photo provided by the Oregon Zoo shows Asian elephant calf Tula-Tu plays with a pumpkin at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Kathy Street/Oregon Zoo via AP) (Kathy ...