Imagine a world where the largest land mammal roams the earth, majestic and powerful, yet unable to perform one of the ...

When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, one elephant herd did something extraordinary ...

Elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed an alert circle to protect their young as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the ...

Known to pachydermologists as an "alert circle," the female adults quickly encircled their young back-to-back, tusks and trunks outward.

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's elephants raced to protect their calves with an "alert circle" when a 5.2 magnitude ...

The behavior is a “natural response to perceived threats that helps protect younger elephants and the herd as a whole,” the ...

When a moderately strong earthquake shook Southern California on Monday, the elephants immediately responded. As a ...

Elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed an alert circle to protect their young as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the region Monday morning.

They are predators and hunt their prey as a group. Although they prey on large animals, such as antelopes and warthogs, ...

Protecting remaining strongholds and minimising human impacts on food sources will be crucial to avoiding further population decline of this remarkable creature.