A herd of elephants at a safari park in San Diego was caught on camera instinctively protecting their young after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the area.

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

Watch: 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 Monday morning.