Mara demonstrates for us one of the ways that an elephant can eat a watermelon. Just like people, elephants have their own preferences when it comes to food and how it is prepared. With watermelon, some elephants try and shove the whole thing in their mouths, while others choose to step on it first, smashing it into pieces. For humans, I suppose this would be like eating by the slice or cutting it into cubes and eating it with a fork. And of course, preferences can change. When Mara first arrive

Samudra the elephant played around with his watermelon before enjoying the fruit as a snack. | USA TODAY Video