I've heard this theory before, but I can't help wondering how much of the low animal death toll is because animals don't usually bask on crowded beaches with humans.
Also, I'm thinking that being able to run fast and not having to fight automobile traffic was part of it, too.
Although I don't completely discount the possibility of animal earthquake sensitivity.
Krakatoa was 1883, wasn't it?
I do remember the story from the book, though.
My cats would be useless as early warning devices. Too dumb to know, too lazy to care.
yes, 1883. . . corrected, and nice catch (typo).
In China, they've used animals to forecast earthquakes. But in Sri Lanka, there has to be a lot more people than large mammals. I'm skeptical.
I think you're on to something. I live right next to the epicenter of the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and I could tell you story after story about strange animal behavior just before that hit. Maybe we do need to simplify our approach, though I have a feeling that it still wouldn't have significantly eased this disaster. God bless those countries.
Sri Lankan mammals acting strange?
You bet.
By refusing aid from Israel they display unnatural combination of dire need and pure hate.
Send them $25 million in snowmobile parts...
...and praise Allah.
I remember a story about some earthquake specialist in California who kept track of the number of cats who were listed in Lost and Found ads in newspapers. His study found a marked increase in such, a few days prior to major earthquakes.
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