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| Scientists were able to collect information by studying animals |
The belief that wild and domestic animals possess a sixth sense, and know in advance when the earth is going to shake, has been around for centuries.
On a day in 1976, keeper of a livestock farm in Northern China awoke before dawn to feed his animals. When he walked over to the stables he found two horses and two mules there jumping or kicking out in apparent distress. Before long the four animals stormed out of the stables. Just then a dazzling flash illuminated the sky, followed by loud, rumbling noises. The famous 7.8 magnitude Tangshan earthquake struck!
This was among the many incidents of unnatural behaviour by animals prior to the earthquake, uncovered during a survey conducted by Chinese scientists in the 'quake-affected area' in order to ascertain the feasibility of an earthquake predicting-programme making use of observations related to animal behaviour prior to earthquakes.
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