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How Animals Predict Earthquakes
Animals  (tags: Animals, behaviour, earthquake )

Tarequl
- 170 days ago - daily-sun.com
Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is about to strike. This, scientists say, could be the cause of bizarre earthquake-associated animal behaviour.
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rene davis (46)
Wednesday December 7, 2011, 9:46 am
''stressed rocks in the Earth’s crust release charged particles that react with the groundwater.''-Fascinating.
 

Alicia v. (179)
Wednesday December 7, 2011, 10:06 am
Thanks a lot.
 

Carol H. (196)
Wednesday December 7, 2011, 10:45 am
noted, thanks Tarequl
 

Michela M. (2486)
Wednesday December 7, 2011, 11:15 am
UNDOUBTEDLY ANIMALS HAVE POWERS THAT WE DO NOT POSSESS!!!!!!!!!!
AND WE ARE
STILL IGNORANT ABOUT THE MYSTERIES CONCEALED IN THEM!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE - so called Homo Sapiens Sapiens (???) -
ARE CONTINUING SLAUGHTERING WILDLIFE and ANIMALS IN GENERAL!!!!!!!!!!
 

Kamryn M. (148)
Wednesday December 7, 2011, 8:08 pm
interesting.
 

patricia m lasek (317)
Thursday December 8, 2011, 6:59 am
An amazing phenomenon.
 

Fulvia M. (222)
Thursday December 8, 2011, 12:09 pm
Thank you for posting!
 

Mary T. (169)
Thursday December 8, 2011, 2:10 pm
Thanks Tarequl I have known this for a while now just one more thing humans could learn from animals.
 

Alexandra Rodda (151)
Sunday December 11, 2011, 6:23 am
Interesting. That toad looks so beautiful!
 

Vicky Pitchford (138)
Saturday December 17, 2011, 1:43 pm
thanks
 
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