Marco Wendt, a Wildlife Ambassador for San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, joined KTLA to discuss the recent earthquake in SoCal ...

The San Diego Zoo and Safari Park will be closing much earlier than they did last year during the summer months.

Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible ...

African Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park instinctively created an “alert circle” during the earthquake.

A herd of African elephants instinctively circled their young in a protective huddle as a 5.2 magnitude earthquake near the ...

Video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park shows a herd of African elephants respond to the movement during Monday’s magnitude 5.2 earthquake, first running as the ground shakes, then coming ...

At the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a herd of African elephants was caught on video running over to protect their young by encircling them during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake SAN DIEGO -- As the ...

Lisa Peterson, who has led San Diego Zoo Safari Park since 2017, is leaving to take the president/CEO job at the Houston Zoo in June. Peterson has served as a senior vice president and executive ...

Visitors to the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park this summer will find shortened operating hours at both ...

Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park surrounded the younger elephants in a protective "alert circle" when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region on April 14, 2025.

Once in a circle, “they sort of freeze as they gather information about where the danger is,” said Mindy Albright, a curator of mammals at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Elephants are highly ...