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Animals have a keen sense of self perservation....
I wouldnt be surprised if they didnt feel something coming...
My brother's dogs used to howl and get jumpy right before an earthquake. Makes one think...
I have yet to see any animals other than various seabirds regularly go to the beach.
People have chosen to ignore Mother Nature and their own instincts.
In light of the absolutely horrible destruction, I will refrain from making wise-a$$ "x knew" comments (I'll leave it up to others). But that is pretty interesting re: the animals.
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AN EVALUATION OF THE ANIMAL-BEHAVIOR THEORY For Earthquake Prediction
By
RAND B. SCHAAL, Geologist
Geology Department
University of California, Davis
INTRODUCTION
The notion that animals can sense earthquakes before they occur may have originated in ancient Greece in 373 B. C. when rats, weasels, snakes, and centipedes were reported to have moved to safety several days before a destructive earthquake (Quammen, 1985). In recent years earthquake prediction based on premonitory behavior in animals has been attempted in China and Japan, but scientists in this country remain skeptical.
http://www.johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000072.htm
A tsunami coming at 500 mph makes noise. Animals have better hearing the humans. They got out of dodge because they could hear the rumble off in the distance before any person could.
The wildlife "officials" and the reporter who wrote the story need a dose of common sense.
If there's people down at the beach then animals are going to stay away. And once the ocean starts acting weird the animals aren't going to walk down to the beach to see what's going on. They are going to run because it's different, out of the ordinary...dangerous.
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Years ago, I saw a lengthy documentary on how animals use the electromagnetic field of the earth to find their way around. Migrating birds use it to find nesting grounds, and cats/dogs use it to find their way 'home'. (which explains why Fido and Fluffy have to be kept inside for a few days after you move until their locater readjusts)
Any major disruption of this field would be sensed by animals, so they all probably skedaddled before the wave was halfway there.
The PETA people will be pleased
I read this and picture green freaks turning over human carcasses looking for animal ones. I'm so jaded...
The coastal areas are normally the most populated places near the water. Where people are, wild animals typically aren't.
Plus the humans that drowned probably were holding onto something while trying to survive,so they would up on the land while the water recessed. As our furry friends lack hands.
It's not that big of a mystery.
Animals are not curius. When something bizarre happens, they move away from it, not toward it.
"Not even a bunny, or a hare?"
There must be some TOUGH bunnies in Sri Lanka...
All animals are good swimmers, and they _never_ give up trying to survive.
Yep, they headed to high ground wondering why all the two-legged idiots were just sitting there.
That sound you heard was a collective sigh of relief from all the hardcore PETA members. 600,000 people may die, but at least no animals got killed.
I wont send a penny to help these stupid people who refused our pleas to install even a rudimentary tsunami warning system of cheap buoys, which would have saved tens of thousands of lives.
Most animals can run a lot faster than humans.