Elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed an alert circle to protect their young as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the ...

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park shared video of an elephant herd forming an "alert circle" when startled by an earthquake.

A herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo acted on instinct and formed an “alert circle” around their young to protect the ...

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's elephants raced to protect their calves with an "alert circle" when a 5.2 magnitude ...

A zoo spokesperson said the behavior is called an “alert circle” and said it is “intended to protect the young — and the ...

Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible ...

The elephants felt the ground begin to rumble Monday in San Diego, and instinctively went into protective mode.

The zoo reported the herd returned to normal behavior a few minutes after the earthquake, though they continued to remain ...

A herd of elephants at a safari park in San Diego was caught on camera instinctively protecting their young after a ...