A herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo acted on instinct and formed an “alert circle” around their young to protect the calves against the earthquake that rattled Southern California on Monday, ...

The highly intelligent and social animals can feel sound through their feet, with cameras catching the herd scrambling to shield their young when they became alert to a threat.

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake ...

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

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred three miles south of Julian at 10:08 a.m. Monday, shaking much of Southern California, ...

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

CNN obtained access to footage of a unique moment at the San Diego Zoo, when a herd of elephants surrounded one another for safety as a relatively minor earthquake shook the area.

A video of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has gone viral after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region. In ...

The quake struck 8.3 miles deep near the Elsinore fault zone, one of the busiest seismic areas in California and part of the ...

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, sending boulders tumbling onto rural roadways outside San Diego, items rattling off shelves and elephants at ...

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.