Circling Birds

I am sure that animals know many things we humans don't. For example, I don't know even one percent of what my dog knows about smells. Can animals sense a natural disaster? I haven't made any study regarding that. But I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they can. Cheers and happy mylotting

I believe that birds and animals can sense a natural disaster like earthquake or volcanic eruption that is about to happen... i have read a lot of stories about this... especially in places where disasters like these always occurs... so people would always rely on the behavior of animals... so if they see them behaving oddly... then that is the time for them to leave and go to a safe place...

I've seen this on TV specials. Animals can definitely say a lot about what is happening to about to happen. I mean, my past dogs could sense a storm coming. They would sometimes whine, look upset, and pace the room. I think there is a lot going on in their DNA. I find it fascinating.

That's a nice question. Yes, I do think that animals can sense a lot more than we can. I've also heard that they start to act differently before natural disasters happen, as if they can pick up the signs much earlier than we can (and we often can't at all...) I don't have any information on this, I just find it really interesting. I know that you can supposedly predict whether it's going to rain or be dry, based on whether the cows in a field are mainly standing or lying down. I can't remember which way it goes unfortunately, but I remember my mum telling me this whenever we passed a local cow field! So you could be right about whether the birds are sensing rain or some other inclement weather. I hope they're not though, and that they're just having a nice fly around, lol!

Good day... Animals do have extra sensory perception of incoming calamities like earthquake, hurricane or tsunami's. Science can't explain it yet but there are hundred of sightings that animals do tend to act strangely when a calamity would happen.

Hi Lilac, I do find they are the noisiest in the mornings and evenings but they do have a strong sense of smell for rain or any other prewarning nature mishaps, just like the predator instincts in animals I find it amazing that flock of birds when they fly in group, they sort of fly in a 'V' shape with one leading at the front. I always wonder how they could do that, able to point a leader. Cheers,

Yes, I do believe they sense things and can let you now about upcoming bad things. I had 2 cats that alerted me to an earth quake just before it happened.

I think that animals do do things for a reason and if you watch the birds sometimes you can read the messages that they are sending to other birds. So they could be circling for a reason and telling other birds something!

Hi lilaclady, Oh yes animals and birds do sense things before it happens even my cats do, they will outside somewhere and about hour before the rain, they both comes in curl up and sleep, then within an hour the starts. One of my cats aloways stick her head out the cat flap to watch so its true they do sense something. Tamara