What animals know in disaster; Researchers ask if they give early warnings.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: November 10, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Jen Waters, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The idea that animals can sense imminent danger is likely more than an old wives' tale, says veterinarian Marie Suthers-McCabe.

It isn't surprising that animals fled the scene of last December's Asian tsunami, which killed as many as 150,000 people, says Dr. Suthers-McCabe, associate professor of human-companion animal interaction at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg.

"Of course the animals could sense it," Dr. Suthers-McCabe ...

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