In 373 B.C., all animals - including rats, snakes and weasels -
began deserting Helice, Greece. Five days later a massive
earthquake destroyed the city. In 1975, a 7.3 magnitude
earthquake devastated Hiacheng, China. One million people had
already been evacuated because of the animals' strange behavior.
In 1989, after making a sandwich, Jim Paillot is tripped by his
black lab puppy and both the puppy and the dalmatian he lives
with alertly grab parts of the sandwich Jim drops and greedily
devours the lunch he had just made. Jim slept fitfully that
night. Coincidences? Not likely. Some scientists think that
electromagnetic field changes and low-frequency sounds alert
animals to oncoming natural disasters. Birds try to carry eggs
from their nests, cats hide and jump out of windows, dogs whine,
bark and howl and zoo animals rush into shelters and refuse to
leave. Bats fly frantically, rats act disoriented, catfish move
violently and monkeys hit children with long sticks. I just made
that up about the monkeys. Bu