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Animals' Sixth Sense: How 8 Species Predict Disasters Before Humans

Elephants: Elephants can detect subsonic infrasound and seismic vibrations through their sensitive trunk and feet. This allows them to "hear" approaching tsunamis or thunderstorms from over 100 miles away. During the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, many elephants fled to higher ground.

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News18•21-03-2026, 19:00

Animals' Sixth Sense: How 8 Species Predict Disasters Before Humans

•Elephants detect tsunamis/thunderstorms over 100 miles away using infrasound and seismic vibrations.
•Dogs sense fear, illness, and barometric/seismic shifts, often acting restless before earthquakes.
•Sharks use Ampullae of Lorenzini to detect electromagnetic fields, sensing storms or prey.
•Birds, like the Golden-winged Warbler, evacuate nesting grounds days before major storms.
•Snakes detect earthquakes up to 75 miles away and five days prior, even emerging from hibernation.

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