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How animals predict earthquakes

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  1. Archean TechSpot Paladin Posts: 5,735   +27

    Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is about to strike. This, scientists say, could be the cause of bizarre earthquake-associated animal behaviour.

    Researchers began to investigate these chemical effects after seeing a colony of toads abandon its pond in L'Aquila, Italy, in 2009 - days before a quake.

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    Archean, Dec 2, 2011
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