In a first for the Columbus Zoo, two elephants are pregnant. The babies will build up the herd but also further the species' ...

It was also felt by animals at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, 32 miles north of downtown San Diego, where elephants ran to protect their young by encircling them during the quake. Elephants have ...

As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young. A video shot of their enclosure at the park ...

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 ...

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 ...

A video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park taken during an earthquake put complex elephant herd dynamics on display. By Jonathan Wolfe The 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Southern California ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After capturing attention with their instinctual “protective circle” during an earthquake in April, the African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are making ...

SAN DIEGO — As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young. A video shot of their enclosure ...

But one herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., had their own plan — circle up and stand together. Security footage from the park shows the moment clearly.