According to zoo staff, the elephants briefly huddled again during the strongest aftershock, before returning to their usual calm behavior. How the elephants sensed the earthquake According to the ...

The herd—including Ndlula, Umngani, Khosi, and the young elephants Zuli and Mkhaya—appeared to calm down ... feet and formed an "alert circle" during the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook ...

A herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo acted on instinct and formed an “alert circle” around their young to protect the ...

A herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo instinctively formed a protective circle around their calves during a 5.2 magnitude ...

African Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park instinctively created an "alert circle" during the earthquake. The action was caught on camera, as seen below. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife ...

Mindy Albright, a mammal curator at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, said it’s a way for the herd to protect its youngest members.

"Elephants have the unique ability to feel sounds through their feet and formed what is known as an 'alert circle' during the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Southern California this morning ...

Southern California was hit with a 5.2 magnitude earthquake and the San Diego Zoo elephants instinctively formed a 'protective circle' or ...