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  • It's AumSum Time.

  • Can animals predict natural disasters?

  • I don't know dude.

  • Alright.

  • I'll explain.

  • It is believed that animals can hear certain sounds or detect certain changes prior to disasters.

  • Thus, perceive the upcoming danger.

  • But how dude?

  • The initial activities which lead to earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.

  • Create infrasounds which arrive faster than the main shockwave.

  • These sounds are inaudible to humans.

  • But animals like flamingos, elephants, rhinoceroses, etc. can hear them.

  • Thus, they perceive the coming danger and probably escape.

  • It is also said that the earth's magnetic field slightly deflects before an earthquake.

  • It is suspected that dogs detect this deflection and thus, predict the arriving disaster.

  • Some researchers also think that birds can foresee the approaching storm or tornado.

  • Because they detect changes in atmospheric pressure, wind speeds, temperature, etc.

  • Hence, they fly away to a safer place.

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