Asian elephant, pumpkin and Oregon Zoo
It’s fall at the Oregon Zoo; watch the elephants smash some pumpkins
The Oregon Zoo’s resident elephants squished their first squash in 1999, when Hoffman’s Dairy Garden of Canby gifted them an 828-pound prize-winning pumpkin. This inspired farmers to start donating their extra gourds to the zoo.
Oregon Zoo welcomes 'Howloween' with Squishing of the Squash, elephantine fun
The Oregon Zoo is welcoming fall fun with its annual Squishing of the Squash, where delighted onlookers can watch as the zoo's herd of Asian elephants gleefully
Elephants smash pumpkins during annual Squishing of the Squash
On Thursday morning, the zoo’s Asian elephants smashed massive pumpkins before feasting on their innards, in a tradition dating back to 1999.
Annual squash squishing with Oregon Zoo’s elephants
Halloween is around the corner and the Oregon Zoo is celebrating with their annual squash squishing with the elephants.
Howl-O-Ween kicks off with elephant's giant pumpkin smashing event at Oregon Zoo
Officials say this year, the zoo's elephants will take on an 800-pound pumpkin, provided by the Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers Club. This tradition dates back more than 25 years and serves as a kick-off to the zoo's "Howl-O-Ween" celebration which begins this weekend.
Elephants to stomp giant pumpkins at Oregon Zoo’s annual Squishing of the Squash
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 Black Rhinos of Oregon Zoo Have a Glorious Time Goring and Squishing Halloween Pumpkins
The black rhinoceroses of the Oregon Zoo including little Tamu, had a glorious time goring and squishing bright orange Halloween pumpkins.
Rhinos squash pumpkins for a Halloween treat at Oregon zoo
A rhinoceros family of three playfully squash and munch on pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo in Portland in footage released on Tuesday (October 15).
Rhinos Turn Pumpkin Carving Wild at Oregon Zoo
At the Oregon Zoo, a group of unlikely artists has turned the traditional craft of pumpkin carving into a wild spectacle. These are not your average carvers; they're rhinos who use their horns, not knives,
Go to the Oregon Zoo and help fight Alzheimer’s
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is coming on Oct. 19 at the Oregon Zoo. AM Extra was joined by Hudson Tyler from the Alzheimer’s ...
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Oregon Zoo Welcomes Trick-or-Treaters
The Oregon Zoo has Halloween events for kids the next two weekends. Visitors can enter a costume contest, pose with spooky animal X-ray photos and try to guess the weight of an ...
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Oregon Zoo is celebrating Sea Otter Awareness Week. Here’s 3 ways you can protect them, too
It’s the biggest week of the year for Juno, Lincoln and Uni Sushi — the Oregon Zoo’s three resident sea otters — and marine animal lovers across Portland are invited to join in on the fun.
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Explore some of the world's cutest, ferocious and exotic critters at the Oregon Zoo. The zoo houses more than 2,500 animals representing more than 200 different species ranging from reptiles to ...