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 ...

After a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California, elephants at the San Diego Zoo reacted instinctively, forming ...

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

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

A zoo spokesperson told the San Diego Tribune that the behavior is called an “alert circle,” and is “intended to protect the young - and the entire herd - from threats.” In another video shared by ...

The elephants felt the ground begin to rumble Monday in San Diego, and instinctively went into protective mode.

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

Southern California was rocked by a strong earthquake Monday morning near San Diego. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 and was near the mountain town of Julian, ...

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Mahale, 30, celebrated the birth of her fourth offspring on Tuesday (April 8) at the Sedgwick County Zoo (SCZ) in Wichita, Kansas, via cesarean section. The chimp gave birth to ... 5.2-magnitude ...

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