[Mmogamer]

Well there is still plenty of reports of dogs, horses and birds that seemed to indicate that they knew something was coming.. who knows?

[truemiester]

Does this study taking into account for cow-tipping?

[bmwcyle]

Utterly cool.

[paudio]

I don’t know if this is satire or not. However, why cows? I think dogs or birds may be more sensitive to changes in nature...

[Jaxter]

They actually don’t know that there’s a quake until they feel the earth mooove.

[nmh]

Maybe they are annoyed at having their owners taxed for flatulence.

[allmost]

thereby thwarting any possibility of deploying bovine imminent earthquake detectors in seismic hotspots.

Bovine imminent earthquake detectors. I need a grant...

[TheOldLady]

We were three miles from the epicenter of the Northridge quake in 1994, and our cat sat in his “safe spot” the entire day before and would not move even to eat. He did it once before, too, so we knew a bad one was coming.

[Brilliant]

Well, I’m glad we answered that important question. I wonder if ants can detect earthquakes? Maybe we need to spend another few hundred thousand researching that.

[dead]

Cows can't detect earthquakes

Penguins can time-travel though. I've heard "various reports of numerous incidents."

Although, it may have been the same incident happening at multiple times, considering.

[MrEdd]

Ram’s bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes, however.

[Flycatcher]

I suppose next they’ll tell us that groundhogs can’t predict the onset of spring...

[Constitutions Grandchild]

“Cows can’t detect earthquakes: Official”

I’m relieved, because if they could, they’d probably want a raise.

[cheee]

Ok, so why chose to monitor the earthquake detection prowess of COWS vs. some other species? I’d bet good money it was for all the wrong reasons. Most likely, they found that the domesticated cow was the only animal slow enough and docile enough to endure their monitoring equipment and not damage it.

Have you ever spent any time around cows? Insects may not be as bright but I challenge you to name a dumber mammal than the domesticated bovine.

OTOH, they can be tasty if grilled to a nice medium rare.

[cripplecreek]

Crap. There goes my investment in the seismicattle business.

[RichInOC]

“Moo...”
[rumble!]
“...Mooo...”

[DustyMoment]

Cows can't detect earthquakes: Official

Gee, what a coincidence . . . . . neither can most geologists!!



/sarc

[stormer]

CORRECTION: Half of all cows cannot predict earthquakes.

[Chode]

i'm no sizemologist but, i doubt heavy equipment makes the long wave vibration thats possible before an event.