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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has gone viral after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region. In the clip, the African elephant herd is seen forming an alert circle, a ...

According to experts, it's an instinctive behavior meant to protect the young and the entire herd from threats. The safari ...

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 ...

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“Elephants have the unique ability to feel sounds through their feet and formed what is known as an ‘alert circle,’” the San Diego Zoo Safari Park noted in the post’s caption. The response by the herd ...