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so adult elephants join together and circle the calves, facing outward to confront any potential predators,” Mindy Albright, curator of mammals at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, told Mongabay by email.

In the wild, herds might form alert circles to protect their young from predators, humans or other elephants fighting, Albright said. This defense tactic is also a testament to elephants ...