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

When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook the U.S. city of San Diego on April 14, a video showing five African elephants huddling ...

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 ...

Chimpanzees and gorillas face increasing threats from wildfires. African wild dogs, which hunt during the cooler periods of the day, could face increased extinction if temperatures continue to rise as ...

The phenomenon, known as an "alert circle," occurs when a herd senses danger and gathers around the younger elephants to shield them from threats. Video shared by the San Diego Zoo Safari Park ...

As soon as a 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook the region, they reacted instinctively to protect the most vulnerable members of ...

Video shared by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows the moment a group of elephants protect their ... a formation meant to protect calves from threats. The earthquake struck Julian ...

Then the older elephants — Ndlula, Umngani, Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves Zuli and Mkhaya ...

Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park were seen forming a huddle around two calves as an earthquake hit southern ...

"Elephants have the unique ability to feel sounds ... The park called the behavior "a natural response to perceived threats." The quake was felt from San Diego to Los Angeles, 120 miles away.

A wild elephant was found dead at Nayagram in Jhargram district on Thursday, and the forest department suspected that the animal had consumed paddy sprayed with pesticides. Vijay Kumara Salimath, the ...