Animal instinct

Does your dog tell you when a storm  is coming? He might… if you watch him closely enough. Animals often start to act differently before bad weather. But how can animals tell bad weather is coming?
Seismologists  say that some animals pick up  electrical signals made by rocks moving underground. Animals can also sense the weaker “shocks” in the earthbefore an earthquake. China recently experienced its worst earthquake in 30 years. And right before the quake there were many natural signs that astorm was approaching. Ten days before the earth quake, the water in a pond in Hubeiprovince disappeared. Then, days before theevent, thousands of toads appeared on thestreets of nearby Mianzhu. Local residentstold Chinese officials the toads were a signof a natural disaster, but were informed thatthe sudden plague of toads was “normal”.Finally, right before the earthquake, animalsin a local zoo began to “act strangely”: zebras banged their heads against zoo walls; elephants “swung their trunks wildly”; lionsand tigers (who usually sleep during the day) were walking around; and peacocks began to screech five minutes before the disaster,reported a local newspaper.