animals predicting natural disasters?

Question

im doing a report on if animals can predict natural disasters. i cant find alot of info pertaining to why and how they do. can anyone help me out on finding a book and does anyone know of an expert on this?

websites are also appreciated.

Answer 1

Here's some information I found on the internet. Some of these I've heard before!

Lying cows
This is one of the most well known natural weather indicators. Do you already know it? It is said that when cows are lying down in a field, rain is on its way. This is explained by the fact that the cows sense the moisture in the air and are making sure they have somewhere dry to lie down. Next time you see cows in a field see if they are lying down or standing up

Squirrel’s tails
In a similar way, squirrels are often used to forecast the weather over the coming winter. If their tail is very bushy or they are collecting big stores of nuts in autumn, then a severe winter should be expected. However, little scientific evidence has been found to support this.

FISH eat more before a storm so they can seek shelther during the storm.

CRICKETS predict the temperature. Count the number of cricket chirps for 14 seconds add 40, the total will be within one degree of the air temperature most of the time.

CATS increase their grooming activities when static electricity increases in the air.

Birds fluffing their feathers, feeding ravenously, or gathering in groups are other signs of bad weather. If birds feed in the rain, expect the rain to continue for a while. In a short storm, the birds would wait to feed. Spider webs absorb moisture and break more easily in the high humidity associated with an approaching low-pressure area. If you see a spider spinning a web, it's probably not going to rain for a while.

Birds fly high, clear blue sky/Birds fly low, rain we shall know. One theory as to why this happens is that air pressure drops as a low-pressure area approaches. It's harder for birds to fly in the thinner air, so their flights are lower and shorter than normal.

In many areas, severe winter weather may result in animals on the move. In
bad weather, deer and other wildlife are more likely to enter densely
populated suburban and urban areas to forage for food.

Horses run fast before a violent storm or before windy conditions.

Pigs gather leaves and straw before a storm.

Expect rain and maybe severe weather when dogs eat grass.

Wolves always howl more before a storm.

Ants are busy, gnats bite, crickets sing louder then usual
spiders come down from their webs, and flies gather in
houses just before rain and possible severe storms.

Redbirds or Blubirds chatter when it's going to rain

Birds on a telephone wire indicate the coming of rain.

It will be a cold, snowy winter if:

-Squirrels accumulate huge stores of nuts.

-Beavers build heavier lodges than usual.

-Hair on bears and horses is thick early in season.

-the breastbone of a fresh-Cooked turkey is dark purple.

When dogs in your house start looking paranoid scitso frenique
expect very heavy sleet for 5 hours.

If the goose honks high, fair weather;

If the goose honks low, foul weather.

The low flight of rooks indicates rain.

Birds flying low, Expect rain and a blow

If the lark flies high, Expect fair weather.

When swallows fleet soar high and sport in the air, He told us that the welkin would be clear.

Wild geese fly high in pleasant weather And fly low in bad weather.

Everything is lovely when the goose honks high.

If the rooster crows on going to bed, you may rise with a watery head.

If the raven crows, expect rain.

When geese cackle, it will rain.

When ducks quack loudly, it's a sign of rain.

The hooting of the owl brings rain.

If the sparrow makes a lot of noise, rain will follow.

When parrots whistle, expect rain.

Fish bite best before a rain.

When fish break water and bite eagerly, expect rain.


When porpoises sport and play, there will be a storm.

Trout jump high When a rain is nigh.

The crab his briny home forsakes, And srives on land to a roam.

Bubbles over calm beds of water means rain is coming.

Answer 2

Can Animals Predict Natural Disasters

Answer 3

nope, animals can't foretell / see the future any more than we can. however, animals are less intellectual and more natural than us, and they also tend to have better senses (hearing, etc.) so in the case of SOME natural disasters, their senses, and the fact that they listen to their senses because they're not connected to the Internet or watching Prison Break, mean that they may sense that something is wrong, before we human beings do. and I guess that, by definition, "predict" means that you can tell about something before it happens. And "happens" means that it affects our senses. so I guess that, if an animal can react to an upcoming disaster because, for it, that disaster is already starting to happen, but for us nothing is yet visible, then up to a point, from an etymological point of view, animals are able to "pre-dict" disasters. but in reality, of course, they cannot. in the same vein, if you're us civilised humans, and you fly over some bush in a helicopted, and you see a big bush fire approaching, and you fly to a primitive village you know, and you tell them "in 2 days a fire will be on you, run for your life!", is it right, or not, to say that you "predicted" the fire. Etymologically, yes. In the reality of the inhabitants of that primitive village, yes. In your reality, no. Hope this helps

Answer 4

The other answers are good, very good.

I can tell you from personal experience that my pets absolutely flipped out the day before we had an earthquake (we rarely get them around here.) Our bird, a cockatiel, was especially upset--she was pacing around, making these weird noises, flapping around...odd stuff. The cat and dog tried to hide and they made weird noises, too. All the pets made noises I never heard them make before or afterwards.

The earthquake wasn't that severe--I slept through it, myself, though it did wake up some people around my town. But the pets knew all about it. If they ever acted like that again, I'd know that they were predicting seismic activity.

Answer 5

Yes,animal can predict typhoon,earthquake etc. one day i watch this movie called ''Day After Tomorrow'' and i saw birds is panicking because they know there will be a huge catastrophe will enter the earth for some reason.

Answer 6

Great topic! Animal intuition is a remarkable thing!

Check these sites out:

http://www.earthquakeepi-center.com/Animal6thSense.html

http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/377/15403_tsunami.html