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Patrick Pester

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Watch zoo elephants form protective alert circle around young during 5 2 san diego earthquake - Caught on Camera

Rare footage captures the moment elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed a protective ring around their calves as a 5.2 magnitude earthquake wobbled Southern California yesterday morning (April 14).

One of the zoo's cameras caught three older elephants (Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi) attempting to shield two 7-year-old calves (Zuli and Mkhaya) from potential danger, The Associated Press reported.

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