text: Taronga Zoo's elephants had a special treat for breakfast on Friday – a record sized 728kg pumpkin. The prodigious pumpkins displayed at this year's show were cleverly recycled by being served to the Asian Elephants at the popular Sydney zoo. The prize-winning pumpkins - including a 728kg monster that was the biggest pumpkin to ever grace a Sydney Royal Easter Show - were presented to the elephants on Friday morning. Baby elephant Tukta feeds on a giant pumpkin from the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Friday morning . Taronga's Asian Elephant herd, including 3300kg Pak Boon and calves Pathi Harn and Tukta, were quick to swoop on the record-breaking pumpkin. 'We're always looking for new foods and enrichment items to challenge and stimulate our extraordinary animals. The adult elephants were no strangers to pumpkins, but keepers were keen to see what they would make of the supersized variety. 'Elephants have many remarkable skills and environmental enrichment is a great way to encourage these skills and arouse their natural curiosity,' said Elephant Keeper, Steve Westnedge. The novelty sized pumpkins displayed at this year's show were served to the Asian Elephants at the popular Sydney zoo . Keepers introduce new foods and enrichment items to challenge and stimulate the extraudinary animals . Taronga's elephants are served a medley of different food items, particularly relishing fibrous palm logs and tough pineapple plant tops. They can eat between 60kg and 100kg in one day. 'When we saw the giant pumpkin in the news, we thought it was a fun opportunity to bring a taste of the Easter Show to Taronga and offer a nutritious and challenging treat to the Zoo's largest animals,' said Steve. The 728 monster, the work of grower Dale Oliver, was the largest pumpkin ever seen in Australasia . The record-holder had enjoyed pride of place at the Great Backyard Pumpkin Challenge in the Flower and Garden Pavilion at the Show, among 50,000 other pieces of fruit and vegetables. The pumpkins would normally be recycled as green waste after the show, but organisers were happy to see them served to some mammoth diners instead. This year grower Dale Oliver produced the largest pumpkin ever seen in Australasia. Taronga's elephants are served a medley of different food items, particularly relishing fibrous palm logs and tough pineapple plant tops .
target: The prodigious pumpkins were transported to the zoo on Wednesday .
  One 728kg pumpkin was the biggest to ever grace the Easter Show .
  The Asian Elephant herd were quick to pounce on the novelty breakfast .
  The zoo introduces new foods to challenge and stimulate their animals .