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Feast for the Beasts

Twice a year, the Oakland Zoo holds a popular event called Feast for the Beasts. Zoo visitors bring fresh produce for the elephants (hint: elephants do not like rhubarb) and can actually go inside the elephant exhibit..... while the elephants are elsewhere of course..... to place it. Then visitors watch from the sidelines as the elephants eat up.

Space is no small matter for an elephant.
 
Once living in wretched conditions, now getting another chance to thrive.
 
Twice a year, the Oakland Zoo holds a popular event called Feast for the Beasts.