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Watch as San Diego Zoo Elephants Form 'Alert Circle' During Earthquake
The zoo reported the herd returned to normal behavior a few minutes after the earthquake, though they continued to remain ...
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Watch These Elephants Form an ‘Alert Circle’ as an Earthquake Shakes San Diego, Protecting Their Young at the Center
The moment was caught on the camera as the quake rocked Southern California, offering a rare glimpse at how elephants react to danger. In the footage, the large mammals run around initially, then ...
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Shocked by earthquake, zoo elephants form ‘alert circle’ to protect their young at San Diego Zoo
The elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park similarly formed an alert circle in 2010 when the magnitude 7.2 Baja California earthquake rattled the region, Albright said. “Elephants are very ...
Were you rattled during the earthquake? So were the elephants at the San Diego County Zoo
The zoo said the elephants' behavior was "a natural response to perceived threats that helps protect younger elephants and the herd as a whole." ...
Shocked by earthquake, zoo elephants form 'alert circle' to protect their young at San Diego Zoo
Elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed an alert circle to protect their young as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the region Monday morning.