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” ...

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 ...

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 ...

An elephant family in Oregon took part in the zoo’s annual Squishing of the Squash. The tradition started in 1999 when an 828 pound, prize-winning pumpkin was dropped off for the elephants. This ...

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 ...

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 ...