They did the mash!
The elephant family stomped and snacked on over 1,200 lbs of pumpkins this morning during our Squishing of the Squash! Big thanks to growers Larry Nelson and Jim Paino for the gourd time! 🎃🐘
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Fun fact: study on fossil droppings revealed that mammoth and other extinct elephant relatives were the main seed disperser for wild pumpkins in North America. Guess the love for pumpkins runs in the family.
Hah!, very cool fun fact!
Thank you for the fact! That’s cool to know!
Thank you!
That's awesome! Do you still have the name of the study?
Saw this on reddit! 🎃🐘
I've never seen anything being this gentle about crushing something
yes you have. ever dealt with an egg?
@@tuttwith2ts that’s not an egg it’s a pumpkin
@@Queer_Elizabeth what?
@@Queer_Elizabeth erm??? The first person was saying that they've never seen anything be gentle when it comes to crushing things, and the other person replied to them and said "eggs" as an *example* of something that is crushed gently. They aren't saying that pumpkins are eggs lol
@@gink_ie who the fuck crushes eggs? You crack eggs. These phants are exploding pumpkins all over the ground.
Love how that first one had zero hesitation, walked right up and was like "aw yeah its squishing time!!"
I really liked when the elephant said "It is squishing time!" And squished all over the place. Truly one of the animals of all time
@@incvnsit I forgot to laugh, that's how funny you are
@@incvnsit I laughed
@@professorx3060fr
@@incvnsit Squishius
I like how everyone cheers every time they smash a pumpkin.
Me too! The cheering made me laugh - let's hope the elephants heard cheering and not jeering😆
Right ? like dude that could be yo head
I personally hate the cheering. It strikes me as superficial. Imagine what mind state you would have to be in to go "whooooooaa" when watching something else eat something... with a camera obviously rolling. Touristy superficial "ooohs" and "aaaahs" disgust me.
@@hoi-polloi905 don’t be so bitter dude. Just let people have their fun and I highly doubt that watching an elephant crush a pumpkin is something they’ve seen before
@@mincraffkoolistgam4557 you're right. Maybe I was projecting my own narcissism onto the onlookers.
I'm not sure why this is so fun to watch. Maybe it's just that they're having such a good time.
Smooshing...goood...
You can hear that rumble sound means they are excited and happy
Pumpkin go Smunsh, Elephant go Brrrrr. What's not to love!
@@Ittybritty196 HaHa ! 🎃
Elephants in general. They're such beautiful creatures. Just seeing any animal having fun makes me happy.
Pumpkin season for Elephants is equivalent to humans finding a roll of bubble wrap that no one has popped any bubbles on
And I’m here for this!!!!
I love this comment so much
:)
And the bubble wrap is good food
But with a lot More fiber
I like how it’s a win-win situation for both the people and the elephants. The elephants get some tasty pumpkins while the people listen to the sickening crunch.
Elephant asmr
Sounds like walking on thick, wet snow.
Also for the pumbkins, because their seed Will be spread!
I'd be proud if those were my pumpkins. Feeding these magnificent creatures and seeing them enjoying themselves so much :)
Do you grow pumpkins?
@@johnnyssik pumpkins grow him
@@johnnyssik yes! They grow quicker than other, very nice
Also, those are insanely huge, I could live in one of those pumpkins
You want an elephant to smash your pumpkins. Okay.
the fact that they can just do a small steppe and it crushes so easily is kind of terrifying. but they're just too cute 😌😭
Well, yeah. They were actually being a bit gentle while stepping on them so as not to totally squish them.
@@MsTemptation ok
@@nomi8412 0k
@@_V.Va_ Ok
Have you ever stepped on a gourd? They arent super strong
Elephants crushing pumpkins makes such a satisfying sound, it's like elephant ASMR
I know right. Who would of thought
It's going to be their rock and roll band name " Elephants Crunching Pumpkins" I hear they need some help with finding a manger.
I couldn’t turn off bc the sound of crunchy pumpkins!
Hearing them crush is a pleasure I can't explain or ever knew existed.
The pumpkins fall apart so easily it's like they're crushing styrofoam.
It's fascinating that an animal can be so huge and powerful and yet so unbelievably cute
It always amazes me how dexterous elephants are with their trunks
They have to learn alot of it. Baby elephants are very clumsy with their trunks, sometimes to the point of frustrating themselves.
I love how one of the elephants prefers the seeds and the other like the outside more
Reminds me of my sister and me, when we had pelmeni for dinner as kids. She always liked the dough more, so she got the dough and I took the meat.
Hehehhe
@@diemilch555 Hallo Milch 😄
@@PersonausdemAll Hallo dort, Person aus dem All hahaha :D
@@diemilch555 Hallo Höhö :D Was macht die Milch?
Didn't know elephants liked pumpkin. Today I learned
@M Thomas Just because something is a herbivore doesn’t mean they like all plants.
@Jayne Eyre Makes sense. My cats liked it too. Goats and cows love it including the seeds!
@Jayne Eyre So do wolves, foxes, and coyotes. They are just fun to play with and destroy for everyone.
We own a small, organic, No-Kill farm with 235 chickens. We grow gardens just for them and PUMPKINS are one of their favorites! They let them grow, never touching the plants or pumpkins until they are perfectly ready to eat. Then, all are gone within a week if we don’t remove them and store for later treats throughout the winter! ❤️
Didn't know there are pumpkins that big 😭✊
I love how that first elephant stomped on that pumpkin and then immediately hesitated as if to be like "shit I don't think I was supposed to do that, am I gonna get in trouble?" 😂😂 They're such intelligent and wholesome gentle giants.
I love how they came hustling over like oh boy oh boy I'm gonna smash it
I think they know? Someone else said they (or at least their ancestors) were the main eaters of pumpkins throughout the world, and the wildest thing about elephants is that they have generational memory: ie their children are born knowing through inherited memory where to get food and how to eat it (even if their mother dies when they're born) so they definitely know about pumpkins, like how to smash them and how to eat em. :) I'm assuming they only put food in front of them to eat at the zoo cause they have set feeding times hehe so they're just gentle giants not wanting to be too messy maybe 🥰
Nah
@@samaraisnt Lol. Elephants don’t have magic powers, which is what you’re describing. They learn by experience. They can’t remember something they’ve never seen/experienced.
@Ryan Robinett do you think that this phenomenon happens in humans?
This was the best smashing pumpkins concert.
Elephants are so precious we must protect them
by destroying this zoo :)
Yes
@@megazenn22 Elephants don't belong in zoos. They belong in sanctuaries. I remember as a kid going to the Toronto zoo to see the elephants, and they were rocking back and forth from madness. The entire place smelled god awful. The poop to enclosure ratio was not good. I don't even think the Toronto zoo has elephants anymore. They moved them across country to be in a bigger zoo. Mind you, the Toronto Zoo isn't small at all. Giant animals aren't made for zoos, they need huge places to roam. Zoos shouldn't be holding giant animals. *Edit:* I just did a quick google search and the Toronto zoo transferred them to a sanctuary. "The three elephants were transported to the PAWS sanctuary in California on October 16, 2013" Good for the Toronto professional staff for sending them to sanctuaries instead of another zoo.
@@neellie9474 thats a bit rich coming from the family that mixes concrete in pelicans mouths, but nice info :)
@@megazenn22 LOL!
ha, I like the one guy yelling like he's at a monster truck rally.
It's a monster foot-stompin' rally!
Wholesome. 😁
😂😅
That comparison killed me, so accurate
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Can't wait to see Smashing Pumpkins live! 🤘
This has no right being this entertaining. Love it.
‘Smashing Pumpkins’🤘🏻🤣😂
Elephants: "Today is the greatest!" 🎃🎃🐘🐘🐘
I specifically looked for these two comments.
Wow😂😂😂
great name for a band!
Shame it wasn't a rhinoceros that would have worked even better
"Thats a wierd rock, let's test it." "Hey Mark! Look!" "What's that?" "I donno but it tastes good."
🤣🤣 and then they fought over the last pieces
They enjoyed playing and eating food. So cute
Everyone impressed by how they can stomp a pumpkin open. Me: "They can chew a big chunk of pumpkin rind just like that!"
It’s good for ya lol
@@Akutukananu But think about how hard it is to cut through with a knife and they're CHEWING it! The strength of their jaws must be incredible.
I wouldn't put my finger in there.
@@selinesbeau the our planet documentary show elephants eating bark off a baobab tree during the dry seasons for the water
They've got absolutely massive molars
Interesting how they don't fight over their food like many other animals do.
They know that it will end badly for everyone if they do. Mostly only humans and other elephants can do deadly wound to an elephant. So they learned to be patient and that food tend to grow everywhere so no need to fight.
@@birbserker4317 elephants are the strongest land animals there even is a video on youtube where 14 lionesses attack an alone elephant baby and it still survives lol
@@birbserker4317 heres the video i was talking about kzhead.info/sun/gMaPZ7uthYl-mGw/bejne.html
The fact is they want to live in a family...like us in our family their will be grandparents parent's uncle aunty...in elepants family too they follow this..in their grup there will be an elder elepant..all other elephants obey it..and they also take care of other elephants child..they are such a good and innocent creature..they will only attack us if we attack them..thats y they didnt fight over their food instead they shares among them
Lots of pack and social animals dont
It’s actually amazing how much dexterity they have with their trunks! I love them❤
Gonna seen them running the bolt of gransax at 60 dex.
I love how in the end every elephant had left but there was one that just kept going like “ there must be more, there must.. “
KZhead: Elephants smashing giant pumpkins? Me: Yes, please.
since they don't allow beautiful women masturbating, elephants smashing pumpkins is ok I guess..
Imagine you try to enjoy your food and somone outside your window shouts "ooohh yeaaaarer" every time you break a piece of you food. Lmao.
Good video, straight to the point, exactly as advertised
That crunching sound is very gentle and soothing. Whenever I'm having a rough day, I always come back to this video cause the elephants make me forget about the world around me. Thank u for sharing this video
2:13 you can hear one guy enthusiastically cheering them on like its a sporting match
There's a million 'oddly satisfying' videos but this actually is.
Father but good luck to play a game I lost my boss
@@nadiyahb5805 absolutely
one of my favorite bands, awesome to see them live
That is so cute watching elephants eat so precious
I like how they just crush the pumpkin like a gingerbread house and they smile
They squash those giant pumpkins so easily....and they make them look so tasty...!!! Thanks for share this moment with these AMAZING and LOVING BEINGS...!!! Elephants are so smart and beautiful 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘
🐘+🎃=🖤🧡🖤
Elephant: Remember that old band "Smashin pumpkins" Let's do a revival.
Elephants are such a gift to this world. They are amazing and beautiful
Oh… to be an elephant, stomping on pumpkins and eating them🥰
It would be amazing to know what it feels like to be an elephant and have such force in their feet and trunk, to know what it feels like to fly like a bird, to know what it's like to run as fast as a cheetah and be as tall as a giraffe and withstand freezing temperatures like polar bears. The animal world is so fascinating.
...And to have the strength of a horse or the iridescent beauty of a hummingbird’s feathers in the sunlight or...
Just so many things
It's not so much force as weight. Elephants are actually quite weak pound for pound. All big animals are: the smaller the creature, the stronger it is pound-for-pound.
You are at the top of the pyramid, you have reason and a body able to create wonderful things, and you feel jealous for animals because some of them are faster, stronger and able to fly, dive, etc? I don't understand this mentality. Both animals and humans were created by God with different roles, embrace it.
@@DieFlabbergast Weight = gravitational force bro. Same thing
I thought this would be a food wasting video, turns out a reasonable feeding 😂😂 I love it, hope they finished it already.
Such a satisfying crunch sound. When Elephants stomp it looks as if they are just applying the required pressure and not just showing strength. True Gentle giants.
I love how they gently crush the sides of the biggest pumpkin, taking only what they need.
Its probably because their gripping ability is yknow, pretty limited.
This is good eating manners 😜
Watched the clip again after reading your comment... 💯
Elephants are amazing, I like how they pick food with their trunk 🐘💚🤗
what else they gonna pick it with? their pinkie toe?
They look like they're smiling when they eat it's so adorable
@@tuttwith2ts nah man they finna use their telepathy
I love how they have such autonomous control of their trunk
For something so heavy and powerful, they sure are gentle about it.
I didn't even know pumpkins grow that big
I know they like to eat them but it really looks like they are enjoying the smashing just as much. there seems to be some malicious joy behind those foot stomps.
Ladies and gentlemen, Smashing Pumpkins live.
Just amazing. You know they weigh a lot but just the force…child’s play for them
They knew what to do right away! Amazing animals!
The pumpkins are huge like the elephants!! You deserve, elephants!! 🤗👍
These pumpkins are soo big I want to smash them too XD
I hope your coce is of sufficient size
@@sprez534 i hope you coce of is size sufficiency
That first elephant ran up like he’d been waiting all week for that first crunch.
I love how happy the Elephants are, the Zoo's i have been too, the elephants always look sick or depressed. But you can see the happiness in their eyes and the smiles these ones have, how sweet. Elephants are such amazing smart sensitive creatures
The elephants are loving the pumpkins 🎃 and I'm loving the sound of them crunching 🐘
Largest land mammal on earth crushes a pumpkin as though it were nothing: Humans: "woOaaAAhHhH!"
We’re such funny lil animals and we haven’t changed much!
Guess that makes them members of the... Smashing Pumpkins 😎
I LOVE elephants! Such graceful gentle powerful creatures. They really do like pumpkin!
I love to see the elephants having fun & being happy.
The way the elephants ran up to the pumpkins it awesome. They're like, "Hot Damn! Pumpkin!!'
It takes a video like this every now and again to remember just how amazing their trunks are
The dislikes must be from Jack O' Lanterns
The headless horseman maybe. Or the pumpkin head demon. But even they can't hate elephants. There's nothing to hate.
Just wow, the gentleness! So silent, such grace, balanced.
Best smashing pumpkins I've ever seen!!!!
it´s amazing how powerful and sensible they are at the same time.
0:06 oh my God that *huge* rumble is amazing. So cool!
"Bess, Mabel, get over here before all the pumpkins are smashed." Humans hear: really deep rumble.
Elephants are so weird - they use their noses like an arm! I realize this isn’t news to anybody but sometimes the oddness of it just strikes me all of a sudden.
Yes, they use their trunk as a appendage. Nothing weird about that since that is the point of their trunks. Weird is having two trunks and watching how they would use them.
I use my arm like a nose.
Their trunk has very strong muscles that they can control precisely to do a variety of tasks. It's pretty rare for an animal without hands to be able to do that.
The young are often frustrated because they can't grab things yet...
why is it so entertaining to watch elephants squash giant pumpkins
Sweet baby elephants there are so adorable ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I really hope they have somewhere safe to stay ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Happy, healthy elephants ..... good zoos are good places.
They are so gentle even when crushing
So Cute moment 😘🥰😍🤩😊💚👌🏼🐕🐳🐧🐼🐎🙏🐘
This is the most satisfying video I have ever watched! Lol They squash those giant things like they are nothing. Elephant strength is NEVER to be underrated!
Omgg! smashing pumpkins! I love your music!!!
I love hearing that Gish sound from Smashing Pumpkins.
Like the ENTS from LOTR smashing the stone walls of Isengard! 😂
I used to listen to these guys back in college
Love this band.
It makes me happy to see elephants getting lots of healthy beta carotene in their diet.
they are loving this treat!!!!!! How cute are these big loves?!!!!! Happy Halloween to them all
0:52 dang, considering that's an elephant...that pumpkin put up a pretty good fight.
Makes such a satisfying, soft, crunching sound when they step on the pumpkins, I love it. Another very satisfying video, sound and sight wise is watching a whole herd of capybara munch on a huge pumpkin, too cute.
Wow they smashed it like it was a button 🤣🤣
The like button?
@@GeneralXarzu 🤣🤣 100%
Well, that's the last time those pumpkins try to run away and join the circus!
Ah yes Elephant stomping giant pumpkin ASMR
i dont understand how elephants are cute. like theyre big heavy leathery animals and yet here i am watching these creatures in awe.
Elephants are gorgeous creatures! Sending ❤️ to them and all the animals around the globe!
Which did absolutely nothing. Lol.
Smashing Pumpkins, could be a cool band name!
I love them I've had a life long love for elephants. I used to beg my mom for one as a pet and would cry (as a little girl less than 10) because I didn't understand why I couldn't have one. It broke her heart to know she couldn't give me something that I wanted so badly so she began purchasing elephant figurines for me off and on as gifts. I still have them today and am glad that she couldn't get me a real one. They belong in their own environment and not in what small area I could give them.
Nice to see they have good taste in music!!
This is such a goofy, but fun tradition. Yay, elephants!
So powerful! So majestic! Pumpkins go smoosh!
this is just adorable. i thank the algorithm on this blessed day & i hope this lovely elephant family has been enjoying their scrumptious pumpkin this season! 🐘🎃💜
Elephants are sooooooo smart! I just love it!!!!
The only ASMR video worth watching.
Elephants are so adorable :) Watching them making me happy
That was my favourite band of the 90's
Pumpkins: exist Elephants: SMASHY SMASHY!
Thanks for this video! I love elephants! It's nice to see them enjoy a great fall treat! :-)