CNN obtained access to footage of a unique moment at the San Diego Zoo, when a herd of elephants surrounded one another for safety as a relatively minor earthquake shook the area.

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 ...

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This image taken from video released by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows a herd of elephants forming a circle to shield the two calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, during an earthquake Monday ...

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 ...

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 ...

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A herd of African elephants reacted instinctively to the earthquake at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, forming an "alert circle." A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Julian in San Diego County ...

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 Monday morning shows the five African elephants standing ...

But elephants get in formation. African elephants at the San Diego Zoo instinctively formed a protective circle around its youngest family members in the seconds after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake ...

The elephants formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger animals, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park said of the sweet moment San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance A herd of elephants was caught on ...