I'm including Wired Magazine's account of the same phenonmenon. Myself I would not be too surprised that give the population density of the coast lines around the affected regions, that there were not very many wild animals there in the first place. Therrefore little or no animal corpses may just be due to there being very few animals where the tsunami hit.
larry How Did Animals Escape Tsunami? (Med-Tech Center Thursday) http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,66148,00.html/wn_ascii No wild animals were found dead along the Sri Lankan coastline, adding credence to the belief that beasts have a sixth sense that warns them of impending disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:21:53 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is very common. Scientists have been studying animals for years to > learn how they can detect earthquakes before they happen. > > > I thought this story today was very interesting: > > > > "Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka have reported that, despite the loss of > > human life in the Asian disaster, there have been no recorded animal > > deaths." > > > > "It has highlighted claims that animals may possess a sixth sense about > > danger." > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4136485.stm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141306 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
