PORTLAND, Ore. - A herd of elephants got to smash massive pumpkins this week at the Oregon Zoo, a fall activity held each year to usher in Halloween. The Oregon Zoo’s 23rd annual "Squishing of the ...

Ideas you may not have pondered for those Halloween pumpkins: Stomp; squish; devour. It's the elephant way, apparently, and visitors have the opportunity to watch the action at 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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) — It was a “gourd-geous” day to visit the Oregon Zoo where resident elephants took part in a classic fall tradition on Thursday morning. The 25th annual “Squishing of the Squash” ...

Stompy Halloween! Oregon Zoo's Elephants Participate In Squishing Of The Squash. Some of the world’s largest land animals demolished some of Portland's largest pumpkins during the Oregon Zoo’s 24th ...

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 (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 ...

A crowd gathered around the Elephant Lands enclosure to watch as the Asian Elephant family explored two giant pumpkins for the Oregon Zoo's annual Squish the Squash on Friday in Portland. The ...

An Asian elephant at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens indulges in a little squash Nothing beats a little pumpkin-flavored treat in the fall – especially when it’s a real pumpkin! A young Asian ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - A herd of elephants got to smash massive pumpkins this week at the Oregon Zoo, a fall activity held each year to usher in Halloween. The Oregon Zoo’s 23rd annual "Squishing of the ...

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 ...