Elephants circling young after earthquake ‘rare and special’ – London zookeeper

A herd of elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California, US formed a circle to protect its young after an earthquake struck the city (San Diego Zoo Safari Park/PA) - (San Diego Zoo Safari Park)

A video of elephants in San Diego circling around their young during an earthquake was a “rare” and “special” moment, a London zookeeper has said.

CCTV footage at San Diego Zoo Safari Park captured the moment a herd of elephants were startled by a tremor after the Californian city was struck by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday morning.