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svenminoda t1_j7hx2aj wrote

Reply to comment by jtmarshiii in Birds before the earthquake in Turkey by juniorgallina

I've seen a few videos of animals (pets moslty) looking like they react a few seconds before the hit. Sadly, it may be annecdotal, skewed (external stimuli making the pets react at something else off camera) etc

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jtmarshiii t1_j7i09tz wrote

Science has looked into it and haven’t seen any evidence. Seconds before the quake may just show they heard or felt it before it was clear on video or the one video taping.

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CrimsAK t1_j7i47q9 wrote

Well it’s kind of hard to study because you need to know when an earthquake is coming first.

There’s at least one study on dogs that suggest they may be able to hear seismic activity beforehand. This was part of an existing study on dogs that was ongoing and had a strange data point just before an earthquake, but it’s not something you can really do an accurate study on.

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Its_Nitsua t1_j7ilseq wrote

Lack of evidence for something isn’f evidence to the contrary

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jtmarshiii t1_j7kpcws wrote

Things proven that don’t exist also have higher lack of evidence, no?

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SammyTheSloth t1_j7j8z0c wrote

It makes sense that dog would sense the earthquake slightly before humans. They have a highly developed inner ear that helps them react to balance and spacial awareness.

Unless it’s my dog. He runs into furniture at a walking pace.

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