Giant Elephants Smash Giant Pumpkins

Squishin: Accomplished! The Oregon Zoo's elephant family enjoyed squishing and eating some giant pumpkins, courtesy of farmers Larry Nelson and Amanda Gilmour. A gourd time was had by all!

[@dipsydoodle]

I had headphones on & could hear them rumbling better🐘

[@mrthenews434]

0:42 0:42 0:42

[@jomahuntington6968]

So cool

[@Theriodontia4945]

Elephants are among my favorite animals. They are so intelligent and large. Each one has a personality, and I truly believe that they have sapian levels of sentience.

[@purpleappleplayground]

I agree there probably the largest but cutest mammel

[@LindaR423]

I really look forward to these videos with elephants and other animals enjoying pumpkins.

[@JJ-oq3tz]

The elephant is so big it can crush almost anything

[@g-a-i-l-]

Did I just see an elephant toss a piece of pumpkin up and over and then flip it into his mouth? Unbelievable.

[@54waky]

Fun. We missed it this year. Thanks for posting the video

[@Triad3Force]

I love them

[@katbow5922]

What fun for the elephants ( and apparently some people )☺️

[@zacharybriddell98]

These Elephants enjoy getting Pumpkins for Halloween every single year!

[@dawnsheers8406]

Big cats love them too!🎃🐾

[@AustinSPTD1996]

I've got to improve my scheduling to capture these events (then again, I'm low on cash this month). Nevertheless, Chendra, Shine and Rose-Tu all appear to have had tons of fun this year, smashing the pumpkins that Nelson and Gilmour were generous enough to provide. Hope they enjoyed munching on them! :D

[@Animal_Watching]

A great activity for elephants on the eve of Halloween 😂👍

[@zacharybriddell98]

They sure do a good Job taking good care of these ‘Never Forget’ Pchyderms!

[@bellavita269]

Amo esses animais maravilhosos 🇧🇷

[@ruthresetar5940]

I love it!!!❤

[@puirYorick]

I hope they were given some normal-sized, sweet pumpkins as well.

[@Kevin_40]

Smashing Pumpkins.

[@user-yy3lu7gv9k]

Boys ,just want to have fun.

[@evonwilliams7502]

Just so beautiful😊😅🎉😂❤

[@marel4992]

I enjoyed watching the elephants trampling pumpkins last year and was glad to see a second edition , but this time the ambient noise ruined it for me i saw the elephants nonetheless so i am very happy !!!

[@debbie2027]

Love it !

[@biokosmos]

giant present for giants angels!

[@zacharybriddell98]

Rose Tu= I just love ❤Halloween 😊! Chandra= I know right, it’s the year that we always get Pumpkins.

[@kaleb7636]

Chendra*

[@zacharybriddell98]

@@kaleb7636 it’s my mistake I forgot!

[@laurieh878]

What satisfying sounds too!

[@cherylmcnutt9905]

Why do people feel the need to scream at the elephants?

[@Bluesbabesrv]

No one was screaming at the elephants. They were laughing and gasping in surprise because the elephants were so entertaining and enchanting.

[@DemonaLlama]

At the beginning? Very annoying woman.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

I volunteer at a similar zoo and even I don’t know why people get so loud.

[@Elizabeth-iw3wd]

​@@Bluesbabesrv👎Too much noise! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Elizabeth-iw3wd]

​@@Powerranger-le4upShould be told not to be loud 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ronch182]

The world is a vampire...

[@lalousiane7118]

🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘

[@evemae6819]

Nice, but I wonder why the pumpkins were not placed in the grass instead of the dirt....once really dirty the elephants push away those parts. Must be a reason I figure.

[@luiscortegano-dd5wc]

Que lindos animales

[@wesleyblack8302]

0:17 he said bro try this one

[@susieast450]

I had no idea that elephants ate punkins ❤

[@catherinelynn5073]

They should have put the pumpkins on the grass instead of the dirt for the elephants

[@jonasbrothersrockist]

Elephants 🐘

[@ricardoxnet]

Some pumpkins not human size but Elephant size ,,,_dº¿ºb_,,,

[@eduardoespinoza4824]

Muy grande esas calabaza

[@arouska]

Despite all my rage I am still in this elephant cage

[@kaleb7636]

Don't speak for the elephants Rodrick

[@guadalupelazar2384]

ZOO KEEPER PLEASE BE VERY KIND TO ELEPHANT DO NOT HARM THIS MAJESTIC GENTLE GIANT❤❤❤

[@BriONeil]

💗💗💗🌌🌌🌌

[@aprilfields9904]

Why do the humans have to be so loud and obnoxious 😒

[@Darknessevolves]

I hate seeing these poor animals caged up like this!!!!

[@kaleb7636]

Where's the cage?

[@g-a-i-l-]

You're insane. Do they look beaten, starved or don't play well with others?

[@dipsydoodle]

They eat well and are given activities. It's a different experience. Just like people have different experiences depending on where they live and how they are raised.

[@Fakan]

Then donate more to help protect the ones in the wild. And besides, a significant percentage of animals at the Oregon Zoo are rescues that either cannot survive in the wild or are going through treatment to be released.

[@scrubjay93]

The Oregon Zoo takes better care of its animals than 99% of zoos. They were the pioneers in giving animals behavioral enrichment activities like this. I understand your concern, but this zoo is not the enemy. It has a very wealthy local tax base to support innovative care.