More than 30,000 pounds of elephants gather around a 1.381 pound pumpkin for a lunchtime treat at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. It was Pumpkinpalooza for the elephants at the Zoo on Tuesday, as they got their annual Halloween treat to kick off opening weekend of Boo at the Zoo. The pumpkin took first place at the Huntsburg pumpkin festival. Willie, the 14,000 bull elephant in the center, got the first crack at it, being the dominant male. The females started with smaller pumpkins, then Willie agreed to share the giant gourd. It is the 30th anniversary of Boo at the Zoo, which runs Friday through Sunday, October 11-27, from 5 to 9 p.m. (Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer)