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

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

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

In the video, as the camera is shaking, you can see the elephants form quickly to an 'Alert Circle' to protect the baby ...

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

Adults Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi faced outward in separate directions to enclose their young in an “alert circle,” as seen in video from the zoo.

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

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

Then the older elephants — Ndlula, Umngani, Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves Zuli and Mkhaya from any possible threats. They remain huddled for several minutes ...

Watch as elephants at the San Diego Zoo form a protective circle around their young during an earthquake on Monday.

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