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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| No Dead Animals - Asking Why |
| 2004-12-30 |
| Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka said yesterday that although thousands of people perished in the quake and tidal wave catastrophe, no dead animals had been found on the island nation. A photographer who flew over Sri Lanka's Yala National Park spotted "abundant wildlife," but not one carcass. Almost 23,000 people are thought to have died in the country, but H.D. Ratnayake, deputy director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation Sri Lanka, said it appeared that the animals had sensed danger and headed to safety. ... And Mucky just smiled his best Cheshire Smile... |
| Posted by:.com |
| #8 Shockwave of Tranquility---but we're on hiatus for the interim. |
| Posted by: Asedwich 2004-12-30 7:45:35 PM |
| #7 BTW - Seismic Cows would be an excellent name for a rock band. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2004-12-30 6:13:54 PM |
| #6 Just the Seismic Cows. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2004-12-30 1:24:50 PM |
| #5 Maybe they were in on the deal. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-12-30 12:22:54 PM |
| #4 Animals are known to react to earthquakes before we feel them.Could be the frequency they hear that we can not. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2004-12-30 11:19:39 AM |
| #3 Add the fact the shore area was crowded with people anyway, that alone would scare animals off. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-12-30 11:14:55 AM |
| #2 I don't think it's that complicated. The human species is wired for curiosity. When all of the sudden the bay recedes, fish are flapping around on the waterless bottom, and you hear a massive roar coming from offshore, what do we do? Head down to the coast to check out the excitement. What do animals do? Get the hell out dodge. A few hundred yards inland or a few dozen feet upslope was probably plenty in most instances. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2004-12-30 10:09:18 AM |
| #1 But I heard this morning that "millions" are now out hunting for food, so this could be a short lived reprieve for Bambi and Dumbo. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-12-30 8:41:29 AM |