Posted on 12/31/2004 4:41:46 AM PST by Pharmboy
CUDDALORE: Five days after the tsunami wreaked havoc across the coastal region of India, the officials are realising that the number of dead animals - cattle, goats and dogs - in the killer waves are much fewer than perhaps seen in calamities such as cyclones and floods.
"Villagers in this part do not tie their animals. This may have helped them to run away before the waves hit the villages," said an official overseeing the relief work in Cuddalore district.
An interesting theory that is emerging is that the animals sensed the tsunami much in advance and it helped them to run away to safer places.
"My three dogs were barking and howling with no reason at around 7 am on Dec 26. I asked them to keep quiet but they continued barking and were restless," said Fr PA Sampath Kumar of Holy family church at Keezputhupattu about 15 km from Pondicherry.
The first waves of the killer tsunami hit Keezhputhupattu about 8.30 am which was followed by another at 9 am ravaging this fishing village.
"I definitely think that my dogs sensed the tsunami," the priest said.
Interestingly, during the tsunami alert on Thursday, which turned out to be a false alarm, the dogs showed no signs of panic.
"They were absolutely calm as you can see them now," he said and pointed to the three dogs- one a cross breed of British Terrier and two cross breed of Labradors, which were roaming around the church premises, a temporary relief camp now.
The tsunami killed 600 people across 50-55 villages in Cuddalore district and Keezputhupattu. There was hardly any trace of a dead cattle, goat or dogs, said an army jawan involed in removing the debris at the Devanampattinam fishing village where over 100 death were reported.
W have a winner!
We wear shoes?
I think that many of our natural instincts are dulled, or we talk ourselves into ignoring or overriding them. Take stress, for example. Stress is nothing more than trying to ignore an instinctive "fight of flight" response. We deal with it by taking pills, having a drink....or taking a tropical vacation. We have relied too much on technologies and governments to keep us safe, and too little on the natural good sense God gave us.
Interesting point, perfessor. Happy new year~
Thanks! I'll pay fiat money to have guitar Mass for your soul, you IRS-worshipping, Macless heathen.
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We just hop in the car & run to the grocery store and acquire a bounty of oue CHOOSING !!!!
True, but I'd like to see Cro-Magnon Man get in and out of Shop Rite as fast as I can while saving as much as I did this week...
What did the animals know and when did they know it?
Any disturbance in the force is sensed by the Jedi animals ;-)
What is so hard to believe about it ? Cats can see in the dark.
Thanks for your insight. Wish more could read your views.
Dweeb.
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