Baby Elephant Soccer

Children love to play with their food. Tula-Tu is no exception. The Asian elephant calf at the Oregon Zoo celebrated her 6-month birthday on Friday- or would you call that a half birthday? Either way, Tula-Tu would rather play than eat, so she kicks a watermelon around as if she were training for the World Cup. It's all fun and games into Mom steps in to show her what a watermelon is really for. Tula-Tu is still nursing, but trying out regular foods one at a time. Watermelon may have to wait, at least until she is hungry enough to stop playing. She's already tripled her birth weight and is now 650 pounds. (via Laughing Squid)