[L98Fiero]

Whay the heck is this such a big deal?? Do journalists really know that little about animals? Yes, animals generally escape forest fires, hurricanes and evidently tsunamis. What non-news.

[Hot Tabasco]

Im in agreement with you. I also suspect that the park is far enough inland that the immediate costal areas were the most affected and that the further inland the water went, the land continued to absorb the energy until it just ran out of steam.

Kinda like throwing a pail of water into the street. The farther out the water spreads, the less the water becomes until it just plain runs out of energy. Furthermore there were no dilapidated buildings or cars out there to fall on and injure the animals.