Unusual Animal Behaviors - Earthquake Prediction Insights

Unit 5The Animals Know More Unusual Animal Behavior And Earthquake Prediction

We have learned that before a quake … • dogs bark and bark. • cats stare at things no one else sees. • horses kick at barn walls. • a woman’s pet turtle suddenly laid an egg, which it had never done before. • a man’s pet fish leaped straight out of the bowl. • in Alaska some brown bears woke up early from their winter sleep. • chicken ran up and down. • mice and rats ran out of their holes.

There are more! • Try to figure out what kind of animal it is in each of the following facts. Note that the green-letter words and the pictures are the cues.. AND

RABBITS • Before a 5.2 Los Angeles earthquake in 1990, a scientist noticed three calm __________ in the lab suddenly began to hop around in their cage for about five minutes. Click ENTER to get the answer!

Around Japan, _______________ were often caught to the surface of the ocean before earthquakes. DEEP SEA FISH

FISH CATFISH • Some ________, especially __________, at times have been reported to jump out of water onto dry land.

SNAKES • __________ have been known to leave their underground places in the middle of winter before quakes. They later were found frozen on the surface of the snow.

MICE • ________ are often reported to appear dazedbefore quakes and allow themselves to be caught by hand easily.

________ have been report laying fewer eggs, or no eggs at all. HENS

PIGS • ________ have been observed trying to bite one another before earthquakes.

BEES • _______ have been seen evacuating their hive in a panic, minutes before an earthquake and then not returning until fifteen minutes after the quake ended.

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Unusual Animal Behaviors - Earthquake Prediction Insights