Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible ...

The zoo reported the herd returned to normal behavior a few minutes after the earthquake, though they continued to remain ...

Witness the San Diego Zoo elephants' natural response to a 5.2 earthquake as they form an alert circle to safeguard their ...

A video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park taken during an earthquake put complex elephant herd dynamics on display.

Adults Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi faced outward in separate directions to enclose their young in an “alert circle,” as seen in video from the zoo.

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

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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 on April 14, 2025. Watch as the African ...

The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 and was near the mountain town of Julian, east of San Diego, according to ...

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