ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR DURING HAZARDS

Studies of the changes in animal behavior as a warning to natural disaster : 

Studies of the changes in animal behavior as a warning to natural disaster BY:- SHANTANU JAKHOTIA CLASS-X-’B ’

SOME PROOVES OF ANIMALS GIVING INDICATION OF SOME DISASTER: 

SOME PROOVES OF ANIMALS GIVING INDICATION OF SOME DISASTER Pet owners claimed to have witnessed their cats and dogs acting strangely before the ground shook -- barking or whining for no apparent reason, or showing signs of nervousness and restlessness. In September 2003 a medical doctor in Japan published a study indicating that erratic behavior in dogs, such as excessive barking or biting, could be used to forecast quakes.

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In 373 B.C. historians recorded that animals, including rats, snakes and weasels, deserted the Greek city of Helice in droves just days before a quake devastated the place. On December 26, 2004, a tsunami killed thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. But wildlife officials reported almost no deaths among the animals at Sri Lanka's Yala National Park, a wildlife reserve populated by hundreds of wild animals including elephants, leopards, and monkeys. Some scientists believe that these animals sensed the danger long before humans and managed to escape to safe ground.

SOME ANIMALS THAT GIVE INDICATIONS: 

SOME ANIMALS THAT GIVE INDICATIONS DOGS CATS SHARKS ELEPHANTS BIRDS HORSES SOME OTHERS

DOGS: 

DOGS The Naked Ape," Desmond Morris says dogs often shiver and shake prior to a thunderstorm . Morris also suggests that because dogs olfactory senses are 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger than humans possess, this may give them the ability to smell a change in the air before storms and earthquakes. Dogs howl and even bite owners before an earth temblor strikes .

CATS: 

CATS Heading the study called the "Animal Earthquake Project," expert David Jay Brown continues to explore, rationalize and search for the definitive reason for unusual animal behavior before natural disasters. Among findings, Brown reports cats hide, reportedly move litters of kittens before the onset of storms and earthquakes.

SHARKS: 

SHARKS Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory of Sarasota, Florida, documented 14 electronically tagged black tip sharks bolting into deeper waters 12 hours before the 2004 Hurricane Charley pounded Florida's Gulf Coast. Monitored over a four-year period in shallow waters before the unusual behavior, all 14 of the ocean creatures did not return to the sea laboratory for nearly two weeks. The scientists report noticing that the newly observed behavior of the sharks coincided with the abrupt drop in the barometer readings as the hurricane approached landfall.

ELEPHANTS: 

ELEPHANTS According to Turner Network News report after the 2005 tsunami that destroyed much of the Indian Ocean's coastline and killed more than 200,000 people, working elephants trumpeted, broke their chains and ran to higher ground just ahead of the tsunami slamming the coast of Thailand. Two of the runaway animals brought back from their mountain retreat to the work camp cried throughout the night before the tsunami disaster struck the next morning.

BIRDS: 

BIRDS Birds prior to the 2005 Indian Ocean tsunami suddenly abandoned nesting areas before the devastation hit Thailand . Whether it's a tornado, hurricane, earthquake or volcanic eruption, bird reaction prior to the event is to fly away.

HORSES: 

HORSES Normally placid horses stomp, neigh incessantly, buck, and roll on the ground with approaching inclement weather and earthquakes. The larger the herd, the more the horses restlessly circle and group in fear, in forewarning of these weather and geological activities.

SNAKES AND RATS: 

SNAKES AND RATS According to a 2400-year-old document, ancient Greeks observed animals including snakes and rats abandoning the city of Helice before a devastating earthquake destroyed it. Throughout history and into the 21st century, reports of strange animal behavior in advance of a natural disaster continue inciting research and speculation, with no clear rationale as to why this happens.

COWS & HENS: 

COWS & HENS Among domestic animals, reports of hens not laying eggs, cows not giving milk, or bees abandoning hives days, hours and even minutes before tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes and more recently tsunamis regularly make news.

 SOME QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME IN YOUR MIND: 

SOME QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME IN YOUR MIND Is there any scientific research to substantiate those claims? If animals can predict the weather, do we stop watching the weatherman and start observing the behaviors of animals at the zoo or in our own backyards?

ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS: 

ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS NO,THESE CAN OT BE TRUSTED. THESE ACTIVITIES OF ANIMALS DURING OR BEFORE DISASTERS ARE BEING EXAMINED AND THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF TILL NOW

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The implications of such a revelation would surely have a huge impact on people's day-to-day lives. Even more so, these predictions would be especially valuable during catastrophic events like earthquakes , tidal waves, or a one-in-a-million natural disaster, like the tsunami that smashed into Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, 2004.

THANK YOU: 

THANK YOU SHANTANU JAKHOTIA X-B