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Tsunami adds to belief in animals' "sixth sense"
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| 12/30/04
| Ed Stoddard
Posted on 12/30/2004 3:15:26 AM PST by kattracks
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:15:26 AM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
A more plausible explanation than this bogus magical animal sixth sense nonsense: All the beachfront in these overpopulated hellholes is hogged by humans for fishing, tourism, etc. The animals are inland in the mountains and forests.
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:22:51 AM PST
by
FormerACLUmember
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To: FormerACLUmember
That, and many animals are liable to flee at the slightest instigation..
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:25:57 AM PST
by
AntiGuv
(™)
To: kattracks
Actually animals have sharper senses than humans. They can detect weather changes. For example some birds fly south before winter and make the same stops each year. Dogs sniff out people. They DO know when storms are approaching as well.
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:26:34 AM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: FormerACLUmember
There is an old saying: Those who know the sea, do not live by the sea. Animals follow this rule, generally, with the exception of shore birds.
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:29:18 AM PST
by
FormerACLUmember
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To: kattracks
I imagine the animals "felt the earthquake" and fled inland to seek cover.
There were several references to the "earth trembling" from the after effects of this strong earthquake, so an animal would be much more atune to that.
Plus their sense of hearing is so much keener. Maybe they heard the wave coming...my dogs know a thunderstorm is approaching long before I do.
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:34:25 AM PST
by
dawn53
To: kattracks
I suspect animals can detect low level, subsonic rumblings that occur hours before plates shift. This seems to make sense. Animals do have incredible sensory abilities.
Snakes detecting incredible minute changes in temperature.
Bloodhounds being able to smell a few (let's not get technical) molecules of scent.
Eagles/hawks being able to "see" a field mouse from a mile or two away.
Moths/bugs detecting incredibly small amounts of various substances.
To: dawn53
Don't you imagine the approaching tsunami might create "vibrations"? Like on the tracks when a train is still very distant. Perhaps animals can sense those.
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:40:26 AM PST
by
Timeout
To: AmericaUnited
Add dogs' ability to hear high pitched sounds which we can't detect. Vibrations can emit such high tones (think tuning fork).
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:42:19 AM PST
by
Timeout
To: FormerACLUmember
A more plausible explanation than this bogus magical animal sixth sense nonsenseRubbish. Animals have been endowed by their creator with mechanisms to survive that you didn't get. No need to be snippy about it.
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:42:39 AM PST
by
Glenn
(The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
To: Glenn
He wasn't getting snippy, just saying that it is a natural sense and not some voodoo "magical" powers.
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To: nmh
Birds also have a biological micro-barometer, that they normally use to judge their altitude, and it's also a very good weather predictor. The barometric change cycle caused by an approaching storm is easily picked up by them.
You may have noticed that when the pressure drops ahead of a storm, swallows, purple martins, etc. fly at lower altitudes.
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:52:26 AM PST
by
capt. norm
(Rap is to music what the Etch-A-Sketch is to art.)
To: AmericaUnited
just saying that it is a natural sense and not some voodoo "magical" powers.He said no such thing. He accused humans of crowding the animals out to a secure distance.
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posted on
12/30/2004 3:56:36 AM PST
by
Glenn
(The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
To: kattracks
Our family used to have a German Shepard and it was deathly afraid of thunderstorms. We knew a thunderstorm was on the way when that dog would shake, shiver and tremble. It would tremble so much, the poor thing looked like it had legs of jelly.
Horses and cattle are keenly aware of climatic and changes in nature as well, whether its a thunderstorm, tornado, or even a winter blizzard.
To: Timeout
Add dogs' ability to hear high pitched sounds which we can't detect. Vibrations can emit such high tones (think tuning fork). Cats can hear at an even higher pitch than dogs. Elephants, on the other hand, can hear at a lower range than humans. Their superior hearing, sight and, perhaps, an ability to sense changes in the atmosphere warned animals that something was terribly wrong and to flee if they could.
My late father had a leg that could tell if rain was coming -- the result of a wound from WWII.
To: kattracks
There was an article posted today about how the Euro-tourists on vacation in parts of the world hit by the tsunami were back to drinking and partying despite the dead bodies still lingering in their vacation spots.
Sometimes (most times) people are just to self-absorbed and shallow to be tuned into any signs that might help them understand and interpret the natural world.
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posted on
12/30/2004 4:01:56 AM PST
by
spodefly
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To: capt. norm
Thanks for the added information.
Interesting, isn't it?
I have a soft spot for the eagle. Instead of getting as far away from a storm as possible or hiding they stay and soar ABOVE the storm.
Need I add that I love animals. They fascinate me.
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posted on
12/30/2004 4:04:45 AM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: kattracks
Actually this story seems to leave out which park this references. I looked this story up yesterday after it was posted by Reuters.
The park in question is Yala National Park which was situated on the Southern tip of Sri Lanka and abuts the ocean. It is one of the areas hit by the 32ft. high waves and flood waters rushing in 2 miles or so. The safari lodge located there was completely wiped out and lives lost. Pictures from the lodge area were showing the only thing left was the foundation and almost no debris, it was all swept out into the ocean. The park is/was famous for the elephants and has the most leopards of any park.
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posted on
12/30/2004 4:21:09 AM PST
by
EBH
(A very proud Aunt of a US Marine in Fallujah)
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