Decoding the sixth senses of animals

Animals can sense physical changes taking place in groundwater before an earthquake really explodes.

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The scientific community began to research to decipher the physical effects related to the sixth sense in animals, after the local people noted the situation of the army and the army had to take turns running away. from their house in L'Aquila (Italy) in 2009. Some time later, the area was earthquake. Toad in L'Aquila is not the first example to show strange behavior of animals before a seismic event occurs. Historically, there have been many times reptiles, amphibians and fish of all kinds have had an unusual attitude just before an earthquake hit that area.

For example, in 1975, residents in Hai Thanh town in southern Liaoning province (China) suddenly saw countless snakes coming out of the cave and crawling in the cold winter. Normally, this is the hidden phase of a snake, and with temperatures below 0 degrees C, it is as if suicide crawling on this cold blood reptile would be a sprawling act. However, a month later, the 7-magnitude earthquake shook the entire area, killing more than 2,000 people.

Such cases, from reptiles such as snakes, migratory toads or deep-sea fish that rise near the surface of the water, are usually just anecdotes. Meanwhile, strong earthquakes appear quite rare, making it difficult for scientists to connect these events together and it is difficult to study the actual impact, until the battle takes place. emigration of the L'Aquila region. As noted by expert Rachel Grant from the Open University of England, the toad population from nearly 100 children fell within 3 days in a pond in this region. After acknowledging the event in the Journal Zoology observer, Grant received a call from the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), according to the BBC. The NASA team led by Friedemann Freund was studying the physical changes that took place when the earth's rock underwent tremendous pressure. They wonder if these changes are related to mass migration of toads?

When combined with research, a team of British and American experts found evidence that animal behavior could be used to predict earthquakes. According to the report published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , scientists describe a mechanism whereby the rock parts of the earth's crust rub against each other (due to the tremendous repulsive force of the tectonic plates). released particles with interactive charges. When ions escape near the ground, they interact with groundwater or surrounding air. These positively charged ions can cause headaches and induce vomiting in humans, and increase serotonin, the stress hormone in animal blood, according to Dr. Freund. When interacting with water environments, they can turn into toxic mixtures of hydrogen peroxide (H ₂ O ₂ ). That is why they are forced to quickly leave in such a water environment.

Dr. Freund said this is the first time that the mechanism leading to animal behavioral behavior has been scientifically proven. His team thinks it is time for scientists to recognize the sixth sense of the organism in predicting the likelihood of an earthquake.