Unattended pumpkins on neighbors' porches make it nearly impossible for roguish adolescents to behave. Hearing the satisfying smack of flesh and rinds against the pavement turns even the most law-abiding citizens into pumpkin snatchers. Elephants share the same thrill of destruction. Many zoos in the country give their elephants 600-800 pound pumpkins to smash and munch on for an audience as part of an enrichment program in the Fall. On November 2, three female elephants, including 40-year-old Siri, broke an 850 pound pumpkin with only one swipe of their trunks at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY. One elephant practiced proper hygiene and washed her pumpkin piece in the pool before devouring the rest.
Check out Alex Shebar's pumpkin smash story at: http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2007/11/02/Feature/Smashing.Pumpkins.Elephants.Star.In.Annual.Halloween.Bash-3074506.shtml
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