An elephant trumpets wildly, breaks a chain holding it to a tree, and flees to higher ground — just before a massive tsunami crashes ashore, drowning hundreds of thousands of people.
Did the elephant know the deadly wave was coming?
That’s the question explored by NATURE’s Can Animals Predict Disaster?
In interviews with scientists and eyewitnesses, NATURE probes the evidence that some animals may have senses that allow them to predict impending natural disasters long before we can.
Some creatures, for instance, may be able to “hear” infrasound, — sounds produced by natural phenomena, including earthquakes, volcanoes, and storms, that are inaudible to the human ear. This ability may give elephants and other animals enough time to react and flee to safety.
Another explanation may lie in animals’ sensitivities to electromagnetic field variations. Quantum geophysicist Motoji Ikeya has found that certain animals react to changes in electrical currents. He now regularly monitors a catfish, the most sensitive of the creatures he has tested, to aid him in warning others of coming disaster.
Follow NATURE as it reexamines ancient ideas about how animals can predict disaster which are now gaining credence in scientific circles.
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Online content for Can Animals Predict Disaster? was originally posted November 2005.
before one month, of 2004 tsunami kind fish (some body said kind of snake)first time appeard in the eastren cost of Sri lanka,than 2 weeks before the 2010 fload same creature appeared,again one week before the 2012 ,march 11th, 8.7 earthquack same creature appeared.so there no reason to tell it could be seasonal migration,but envoironmantl change in the indian ocean could lead to this migration.
Are the animals smarter than humans? I would think not. Maybe that they’re smarter than the ones who say they are smarter because the inteligence of those that say such things must be nill !? Hmmm. The supreme being, (GOD) for those whos intelegence is nill said that we (humans) should have dominion over all the earth. (Dominion) means control, not to be confused with abuse. He also said that all of these signs of calamity would be a hint that the end time is near.
FYI – I recently published an article that that might help predict earthquakes, tsunami’s, and other natural disasters – http://voices.yahoo.com/animals-now-warn-us-impending-disaster-such-11879369.html?cat=15
I hope you or other “earthquake predictors” find this interesting. Keep in touch if you want.
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There is nothing “smart” or intelligent about an animal responding to a sensory stimulus. The lowest life forms, and even plants do that every day in myriad ways. The hypothesis that animals may have a range of sensory perceptions or capabiities that is broader than ours is plausible. We know that their hearing, visual acuity, sense of smell all differ significantly, with some having ranges and sensitivities well beyond the bounds of human sensory capability. Supposing that a different range of sensory capability equates to intelligence is inappropriate. If these animals were in fact more intelligent than we are, i.e. having greater cognitive ability and higher reason, etc., they would behave very differently from the way they do.
Is they anyone against the idea of animals predicting earthquakes, please let me know it can help me in my work.
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