By Kristine Sabillo When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook the U.S. city of San Diego on April 14, a video showing five ...

A herd of elephants form a protective circle against a perceived threat in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. (Ben Curtis/The Associated Press) Alert circles are a perfectly natural elephant ...

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

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

A herd of elephants at a safari park in San Diego was caught on camera instinctively protecting their young after a ...

The elephants, who live at the San Diego Zoo Safari ... used in the wild to protect the youngest members of the herd from threats, said Mindy Albright, curator of mammals at the zoo.

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Experts call this behavior an "alert circle," a response matriarch elephants display when they perceive a threat. "Elephants ...

This behavior, the park wrote, “is a natural response to perceived threats that helps protect younger elephants and the herd as a whole.” Mindy Albright, curator of mammals at the Safari Park ...

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Then the older elephants — Ndlula, Umngani, Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves Zuli and Mkhaya from any possible threats.They remain huddled for several minutes ...