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Elephants, tigers and more join Oklahoma City Zoo's fall event

The Oklahoma City Zoo's fall event is popular, and KOCO says elephants and tigers are among the animals taking part; the footage is purely archival.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:33 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

At a glance

First reported by KOCO: “Elephants, tigers, and more to take part in Oklahoma City Zoo's popular fall event”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 4:33 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: Oklahoma.
BBN covered this story before: Oklahoma's Ames meteor crater may be 100 million years younger than… (October 16).

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KOCOElephants, tigers, and more to take part in Oklahoma City Zoo's popular fall event

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentKOCO reports that the Oklahoma City Zoo's popular fall event will include elephants, tigers and more.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis is file footage from the archive, but check out what happens next.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's an elephant standing next to a fence. I have three PhDs and I'm not impressed.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRoll it. He faces the wood, and here comes the trunk. Watch the trunk right here, that reach is elite.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRun it back.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNina cares. Write that down.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's feeding posture, he holds it, and he doesn't flinch. I'm giving that wood a security detail rating, because it needs protecting from him.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBefore the top of the hour, can dying coral reefs really bounce back fast?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score time. I'm giving it an eight point four, because he held that pose longer than I've held any New Year's resolution.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentEight point six. The wood did not flinch.