The elephants, who live at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, were engaging in a defensive behavior known as an “alert circle,” which is used in the wild to protect the youngest ...

Stronger together 🐘 Elephants have the unique ability to feel sounds through their feet and formed an "alert circle" during the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Southern California this morning.

Experts call this behavior an "alert circle," a response matriarch elephants display when they perceive a threat. "Elephants are highly social, they take care of each other," says Joshua Plotnik ...

Watch this incredible footage of a herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park creating an "alert circle" during the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred on Monday morning in ...

When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the area on Monday, Mkhaya's herd wasted no time forming a protective barrier around her, known as an "alert circle." The phenomenon, captured on video ...

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 ...

I watched with fascination a video that captured a group of elephants creating an “alert circle” during an earthquake. When elephants sense an earthquake, often before it’s even felt by ...

The elephants, who live at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, were engaging in a defensive behavior known as an "alert circle," which is used in the wild to protect the youngest members ...