Guest guest Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7BBF641C24-9186-41F7-8\ 964-C15BC34248A6%7D & CATEGORYNAME=Tamil+Nadu Animals effective in predicting tsunami Chennai, Jun 23: Did animals sense in advance the tsunami? How do animals react when a natural disaster strikes? Animal instincts or technology - which one is more effective in predicting natural disasters? To provide answers to these questions, Animal Planet, the television channel promoted by Discovery Communications and the BBC, has presented remarkable findings in its programme `Tsunami: Animal Instincts', officials said here. The programme was prepared after detailed investigations, interviews with scientists, eyewitness accounts and original footage from the tsunami-struck countries, said Rajiv Bakshi, manager, corporate communications, Discovery Communications, before the programme was screened for the media. The programme, which will be premiered on June 27 (11 pm) on the Animal Planet channel, tells the story of how different animal species sounded the alarm much before the killer waves struck. It features astonishing survival stories, like the divers in Thailand who were guided to safety by dolphins and also highlights the manner in which people and animals worked together during the tsunami tragedy to help one another. " It turns out that technology may not be a match for animal instinct. Animal instincts and senses proved to be far more effective than any man-made warning system. Humans also have an intuitive side, but we often cloud it by our intellect. We tend to rationalise things while an animal senses something and simply reacts to it, " said Raja Balasubramanian, brand director, Discovery Networks India. (Agencies) Published: Thursday, June 23, 2005 -- Dave Neale UK Director Animals Asia Foundation ANIMALS ASIA HAS A BRAND NEW WEBSITE! Find out more about our historic China Bear Rescue and Friends or Food? projects by visiting the Animals Asia Foundation website at http://www.animalsasia.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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