Giant Elephant Crushes 500-Pound Pumpkin in Halloween Smash
Published date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:59:40 +0700Portland, Oregon – An Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo stomped a 500-pound pumpkin flat in the zoo's 28th annual Squishing of the Squash, a Halloween tradition dating back more than a quarter of a century.
Footage released by the Oregon Zoo shows 18-year-old Samudra taking on the giant pumpkin, which keepers had stuffed with lettuce, apples and sweet potatoes, on October 17.
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