A herd of African elephants instinctively circled their young in a protective huddle as a 5.2 magnitude earthquake near the ...

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

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

Watch: Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park surrounded the younger elephants in a protective "alert circle" when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region Monday morning.

A herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park instinctively formed an "alert circle," a natural defense ...

African Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park instinctively created an “alert circle” during the earthquake.