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Kandula, a Sri Lankan elephant, sends pumpkins flying as he participates in the annual post-Halloween
Friday, Aug. 19, 2011

Open quoteHe's proven himself to be one of the smartest elephants that anybody's seen in captivity. Close quote

  • BRIAN VASTAG,
  • a science reporter, on Kandula the elephant's 'aha' moment at the National Zoo in Washington DC, when he realized he could move a cube into place to get at food hanging in a tree
Photo: Jim Bourg / Reuters | Source: Washington Post