Hosted on MSN

Elephants at San Diego Zoo form ‘alert circle’ to protect youngest calves during earthquake: video

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, ...
Los Angeles Times

Shocked by earthquake, zoo elephants form ‘alert circle’ to protect their young at San Diego Zoo

As Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi felt the ground rattle beneath them, the mighty African elephants sprung into action — forming a tight circle around their youngsters in a moving display of protective ...
Hosted on MSN

Watch These Female Elephants Form an ‘Alert Circle' During an Earthquake

When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, one elephant herd did something extraordinary and heart-melting. At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a viral Instagram video ...
Newsweek

Watch as San Diego Zoo Elephants Form ‘Alert Circle’ During Earthquake

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was captured on video rushing to shield their young during Monday's earthquake, forming a protective circle around them in a behavior ...
NPR

When an earthquake struck San Diego, these elephants formed an 'alert circle'

When a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California on Monday, humans followed the usual drill: drop, cover and hold on. But one herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, ...
KWTX

Zoo elephants seen forming ‘alert circle’ around calf during California earthquake

SAN DIEGO (CNN) - Video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park shows the African elephants’ reaction to Monday’s earthquake in Southern California. Zoo officials say the elephants engaged in a behavior ...