EARTH SCIENCE
EARTHQUAKES
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Luis notices that his dog, Abigail, is behaving oddly. She is normally calm and well behaved, but she has become nervous and fidgety and barks at odd times. Her behavior is starting to drive Luis crazy.
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Luis tells Marisa that his dog, Abigail, is behaving oddly. They read an article about animals and earthquakes. It makes them think that the dog’s odd behavior could be predicting an earthquake. The real explanation is that the dog was getting ready to have puppies.
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Luis tells Marisa about his dog’s odd behavior. Marisa thinks the dog must be sick. She finds an article in a magazine that tells different ways that dogs act when they are sick. The articles helps them figure out what is wrong with the dog.
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Luis observes his dog’s strange behavior. He tells Marisa. At first, they think the dog is sick. Then, after reading a magazine artilce, they figure out that she was really predicting an earthquake. They decide to tell the authorities so that residents can be warned.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A recent scientific study, conducted by Dr. Stanley Coren, author of many books on dog communication, found that some dogs can indeed detect an earthquake, and he believes he has determined how they do it, as well. They are using their remarkable sense of hearing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rats, weasels, snakes and centipedes reportedly left their homes and made their way to safety several days before a destructive earthquake. Anecdotal evidence abounds of animals, fish, birds, reptiles, and insects exhibiting strange behaviour weeks or seconds before an earthquake.
Detailed explanation-3: -One likely possibility is that dogs are hearing the high-pitched, underground seismic activity of rocks grinding and scraping together that happens before an earthquake.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Animals have the ability to detect sounds and vibrations at low frequencies that human being can not detect, allowing them to sense impending earthquakes.