The short answer is, the jury's still out.
But with the two recent "moderate" earthquakes -- one last night and another just an hour or so ago, both registering about 4.5 -- the topic is worth exploring.
Whether animals can sense a coming earthquake before it happens or not remains in dispute.
But once a quake hits, it does seem to register with some of them. After last night's shaker, I had something wild scamper onto my front porch and stay for the rest of the night, just a couple feet away from an open window where I could hear it snorting. Probably a possum.
Earlier, I spotted what also looked like a possum climbing up the limb of a bush that pushes up against one of my living room window screens.
And who could miss the skunk smells last night.
Maybe it was the heat. But I have a feeling that critters take note, just as we do, when the earth below begins to rock and roll.
(Although I didn't notice any strange reactions among the household animals (2 dogs and a cat).
Did your animals react to the quake(s)?
Meanwhile, this is sure to soften your attitude toward opossums, those hissing night stalkers who can unnerve me, I'll admit. (And thanks to Noah's Bark Animal Rescue for originally posting this video on Facebook):
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Earthquakes: What do animals know and when do they know it?
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