When a 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook their enclosure on Monday, a group of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari ...

When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, one elephant herd did something extraordinary ...

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

The behavior is a “natural response to perceived threats that helps protect younger elephants and the herd as a whole,” the ...

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

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

Heart-melting video shows African elephants at the San Diego Zoo instinctively forming a protective circle after the ...

The elephants, who live at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, were engaging in a defensive behavior known as an “alert circle,” which is used in the wild to protect the youngest ...

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

When a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California on Monday, humans followed the usual drill: drop, cover and hold on.

When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck San Diego on Monday, elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park instinctively circled their young in what's known as an "alert circle." ...

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a viral Instagram video shows the elephants quickly forming a protective circle around their youngest members, a behavior known as an “alert circle.” ...