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Akron Zoo animals have fun with pumpkins
The Akron Zoo, home to over one thousand animals, says pumpkins are a bright, tasty treat for tortoises and capybara; the video ends at three fifty-seven.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by FOX 8 News: “Watch: Adorable Akron Zoo animals have the most fun with pumpkins”, with reporting from Yahoo, Akron Zoo and Wikipedia.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 3:18 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Zoo.
- BBN covered this story before: London Zoo's penguins get pumpkin platters, capybaras hunt treats (October 30).
The real story
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- FOX 8 NewsWatch: Adorable Akron Zoo animals have the most fun with pumpkins
- YahooWatch: Adorable Akron Zoo animals have the most fun with pumpkins facts used on air
- Akron ZooCarving Out Some Time For Fun facts used on air
- WikipediaAkron Zoo facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Akron Zoo shared a video of its animals eating and playing with pumpkins at their habitats this week, and Fox 8 says it runs three minutes fifty-seven seconds.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTurtles, tigers, bears and armadillos all showed up. Yahoo says some attacked the pumpkins and some gently bit them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo today's honor goes to the whole Akron Zoo pumpkin cast, Most Valuable Gourd Handlers.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorStat line: one thousand animals, over a hundred species, and a video three seconds short of four minutes. Three seconds!
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou're upset about three seconds?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI wanted four minutes. The capybara and the Galapagos tortoises deserved a full four.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree seconds. Somebody at that zoo had a pumpkin and a deadline, and they chose the deadline.
The story so far
- Tigress that escaped Mykolaiv Zoo has been captured · Корабелов.ІНФО
- Nandankanan Zoo preps animals for Cyclone Arnab · Odisha TV
- Minnesota Zoo welcomes 3 orphaned brown bear cubs rescued from Alaska · 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
- Zoo welcomes capybara triplets after 'steamy' love triangle drama · New York Post
- Amsterdam's Art Zoo puts visitors in cages, animals roam free · New York Post
- London Zoo's penguins get pumpkin platters, capybaras hunt treats · The Guardian
- Akron Zoo animals have fun with pumpkins (this story)
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