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Can Animals Predict An Earthquakes Before They Happen?

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It isn’t terribly uncommon for some animals to predict storms, but is it possible for them to predict, let’s say, an earthquake? Japanese Oarfish are rarely seen, but when they are, it’s when they wash up on shore just days before an earthquake, making researchers question if there’s a connection.

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From barking at the sky to abstaining from sex, Anthony explains what certain animals do when they’re ‘predicting’ a major storm or event, and why they do it.Can Oarfish Predict Earthquakes?“Finding a giant oarfish washed up on the beach is a rare occurrence since the fish is a deepwater species that’s rarely seen at all.”

Dogs Are Sensitive to Small Variations of the Earth’s Magnetic Field.”Several mammalian species spontaneously align their body axis with respect to the Earth’s magnetic field (MF) lines in diverse behavioral contexts.”

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How Well Do Dogs and Other Animals Hear?“Reporting the frequency range for hearing in dogs and other species is not a straightforward task – the “how” of determining hearing frequency ranges must first be explained.”

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