the crew of five gentle giants ambled near the center of their enclosure and formed an “alert circle” around the youngest members of the group, footage posted by the San Diego Zoo shows.

shows the elephants rushing to shield their young by forming an “alert circle”—a defensive behavior used to protect the most vulnerable members of the herd. According to the San Diego Zoo ...

Rare footage captures the moment elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park ... to take down young or sick members of the herd, according to The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. If the matriarch detects ...

But elephants get in formation. African elephants at the San Diego Zoo instinctively formed a protective circle around its youngest family members in the seconds after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake ...

Footage shared by San Diego Zoo Safari Park, located less than 40 miles away from the epicenter, shows elephants rapidly forming a so-called alert circle to protect younger members of the herd ...

During Monday’s 5.2 magnitude earthquake, African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park gathered ... how to be a herd member and how to be a mom.” Mkhaya isn’t the only juvenile in ...

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

San Diego: As a 5.2 magnitude earthquake rippled through Southern California on Monday (April 14) morning, a remarkable scene unfolded at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido. The park's ...

A viral video has captured the instinctive response of elephants at the San Diego Zoo during a 5.2 magnitude ... measure to protect their younger herd members. After this morning’s shake-up ...

The San Diego Zoo released ... Sharing the video on X, zoo officials captured the moment when the adult elephants formed an 'alert circle' to protect the younger members of their herd.

A video of elephants in San Diego circling around their young during an earthquake was a “rare” and “special” moment, a London zookeeper has said. CCTV footage at San Diego Zoo Safari Park ...