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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Animals Predicting Geologic Events

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  1. Some scientists (and people) have had theories that animals are able to predict natural disasters. It has not yet been proven that animals can predict natural disasters, but it may be possible. Weeks, days and even minutes before a geologic event animals have been known to run and try to find shelter. There has been many studies done on this theory.
    One possible explanation is that animals are able to sense the vibrations in the earth. These vibrations come in the form of P waves and s waves. Most humans can't detect the P waves, but animals, with better senses, might be able to detect the waves.
    Another explanation is that the animals are also able to sense the change in air and the gases released from the earth.
    In conlcusion, animals may or may not be able to detect natural disasters, but most scientists can agree that animals can detect changes in the earth much better than humans.

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  2. There are two theories as to how animals may be able to detect earthquakes. One theory is that animals sense the earth's vibrations. Another is that they can detect changes in the air or gases released by the earth. There has been no conclusive evidence as to how animals may be able to sense earthquakes. Some researchers believe the animals at Yala National Park were able to detect the earthquake and move to higher ground before the tsunami hit, causing massive waves and flooding.Although scientists disagree as to whether animal behavior can be used to predict earthquakes and natural disasters, they all agree that it is possible for animals to sense changes in the environment before humans. Researchers around the world are continuing to study animal behavior and earthquakes. It is hoped that these studies will help to aid earthquake predictions.

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  3. There are theories that animals can predict geologic events. Lots of studys on animals have been done. It is said that animals can sense the vibrations in the earth minutes, hours, or even days before they happen. Some scientists say that the animals can sense waves, the P waves, which humans can not sense. This is just a theorie though. One other theorie people ahev is they can sense the different in air or how the weather changes. Animals may be able to “hear” infrasound, — sounds produced by natural phenomena.
    This is why some people have theories on animals perdicting geologic events.

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  4. I thought it was very interesting that some animals may be able to predict natural desasters. There have been reports of strange behavior of animals such as cats, dogs, birds, and horses before natural disasters such as earthquakes. Some people think animals can sense the earth's vibrations or changes in the air before a natural disaster.

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  5. Animals have certain senses that might also help them detect pending disasters. Animals might be able to sense the earth's vibrations. They might be able to detect changes in the air or gasses released by the earth.

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