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.

As a 5.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California on Monday morning, a herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park demonstrated just how attuned — and protective — these giants ...

Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park were captured on camera instinctively circling younger elephants in what’s called an “alert circle” during the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the region.

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 ...