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Can Animals Predict Disaster?
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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.

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This program premiered on November 13, 2005.

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jerrold lewis -- June 18th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

thanks

Laura -- June 20th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

WOW!!!!! Thank you.

Juan Jose Chajon -- June 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pm

great programing, I was in a earthwake in 1974 and still remember how the dogs react previus to the big earthwake, so the days after with the after shokes we put attention to the barking of the dogs in the block.

Stacey Richard, managing editor with The Pet Planet Magazine -- June 24th, 2008 at 9:13 am

Confirms our beliefs… Most Amazing!

Calvin Perry -- July 6th, 2008 at 11:39 pm

I am truly thankful for the ability to watch this program online. I hav ebeen watching Nature ever since I was a small child and this is just one new way to share with my children what I have come to look forward to every Sunday and now with online any time they or I wish to do so…Thank You

sivakumar -- July 27th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

thanks informations-
siva from coimbatore-india

walp710 -- August 12th, 2008 at 4:03 am

I appreciate this program,hope it’s becoming better and better.Welcome to watch Olympic games and learn more about China.
–from ShenYang,China.

DJ. Hindu -- September 18th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

Yo Yo Yo Yo!!!

BettyH -- September 25th, 2008 at 10:30 pm

Nice videos ! Thanks ;

I Dont Know -- October 18th, 2008 at 12:49 pm

Awsome Video!!!!
Thank you very much!!

Hari -- October 27th, 2008 at 2:39 am

Great effort. Good work and thank you. This confirms our beliefs. Animals are capable of sensing natural disasters in advance.

Arena -- November 7th, 2008 at 1:13 am

I am used to being able to watch your videos in full screen. Has this function been taken away? If so, very disappointing as will not use them in the future if this is the case.

a person -- November 24th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

i really needed to know this! i have many animals that can help me. this can save lives!!!!!

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me mo -- February 14th, 2009 at 11:58 pm

the last piece where the guy played music then hippo play backs DID NOT prove anything beyond the fact that hippos recognized their own calls. It was wasted effort.

Robert C. Dewitt -- March 15th, 2009 at 6:44 am

My grandmother was 12 years old when the big one hit (1906) She told us many times that ALL of the cats and dogs in San Francisco KNEW that it was coming at least two days in advance. Dogs and cats ran away from home, and if they couldn`t they tried to make the stupid bi-peds understand that the city was about to bite the big one! Of course nobody listened…

Side Pocket Bob (R. C. De Witt)
S.F. native for 57 yrs.

diane :) -- May 11th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

wow my grandpa was in one of those and his dog was crazy and his sister said her dog was barking and wouldn’t stop they knew something was wrong so they told each other what there dogs were doing and they said at the same time the dogs put there head on the ground and the tsunami hit

michael -- May 15th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

This helped Q1+3 aL0t. thanks!!!

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Liz -- June 24th, 2009 at 11:48 am

COOL! Amazing! Thank you so much!

Brenda -- September 15th, 2009 at 3:50 pm

WOW!!! This is amazing. I loved this. Thanks a lot!!!

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