Frogs On The Prowl

(Conspiracy Nation, 06/12/05) -- Strange happenings in the world of nature. Could these be omens?

In the ancient times, omens were a commonplace. Bird behavior especially was noticed and interpreted. (See "Birds On The Rampage," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/BirdsRampage.html) Nowadays we are "scientific" and repress such paradigms. (See "Newton's Zeitgeist," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Zeitgeist.html)

Cicero, in De Divinatione, provides an overall view of the subject. "There is an ancient belief," he writes, "handed down to us even from mythical times and firmly established by the general agreement of the Roman people and of all nations, that divination of some kind exists among men." Deductions from divination are "merely probable," depending on inference "and beyond inference it cannot go."

Sounds quaint... Until we consider the meteorologist, whose own deductions from divination are "merely probable," depending on inference.

As mentioned in "Birds On The Rampage" (op. cit.), this past week a rain of frogs occurred in Serbia. A standard explanation of "whirlwinds" was assembled to defend the bulwark of "science" against a mysterious world. Charles Fort covered, among other things, these occasionally occuring rains of frogs in his work, The Book of the Damned (1919).

Fall of fishes, June 13, 1889, in Holland. Fall of ants, August 1, 1889, Strasbourg. Fall of little toads, August 2, 1889, Savoy. Fall of enormous, unknown ants -- size of wasps -- Manitoba, June, 1895. Fall of ice, some of it enclosing living frogs, June 16, 1882, Dubuque, Iowa.

The cause? Must have been a "whirlwind" -- but no whirlwinds being reported.

Belgrade, June 7, 2005: "Thousands of tiny frogs rained on a town in north-western Serbia." These frogs, "different from those usually seen in the area, survived the fall and hopped around in search of water." ("Frogs fall from the sky in rural Serbia," Independent Online, 6/7/05.) Stated one observer: "This huge 'cloud' seemed to come out of nowhere and its shape and colour looked very strange. We were all wondering what it was when suddenly frogs started to fall from the sky." ("First Light!" Sun News, 6/8/05)

The cause? "Experts say it's more likely a whirlwind sucked up the frogs from a body of water and carried them to Odzaci." (Ibid.) But what might such a "whirlwind" portend? What is the omen?

In 2003, in Russia's Yakutia region, squirrels "began cracking up," reports Pravda. Aggressive squirrels began to attack animals and even humans. More recently, residents of the Russian city of Novosibirsk have been troubled by "insolent squirrels." ("Russian city invaded by squirrels," Pravda, 6/4/05)

In New Jersey, it is reported that "This summer is shaping up to be one for the wildlife." Rising number of "bear calls." Bears invading households, scornful of the humans therein. ("Hungry animals claiming new turf," by Elise Young et al. New Jersey Media Group, 6/9/05)

In Texas, a "growing threat of black vultures." These huge creatures, having five-foot wingspans, are moving from scavenger to predator. They attack in groups, singling out their prey. The target, at this point, is limited to newborn calves and goats. ("Ranchers say aggressive vultures are attacking calves," by Matt Joyce. Waco Tribune-Herald, 6/12/05)

An "increasing problem with coyotes losing their fear of humans and becoming aggressive." ("Are Coyotes Becoming More Aggressive?" by Brian Handwerk. National Geographic News, 6/7/05)

Rumors of "a dramatic and disturbing increase in flying fish strikes" with the creatures viciously attacking the heads and faces of boatmen. Also, reports of sturgeon attacks, with the large fish leaping from the water and walloping boaters.

The cause? Conspiracy Nation has theorized electromagnetic pollution garbling the sensory processes of some animals, resulting in maniacal behavior. In May of this year, a court in Rome convicted the Vatican of "polluting the environment with electromagnetic waves from a transmission tower." Italy, progressive in this regard, has "strict standards on electromagnetic emissions." ("Vatican cardinal, Vatican Radio convicted of electromagnetic pollution." AP, 5/9/05) These Vatican electromagnetic emissions are claimed to have resulted in "an unusually high incidence of leukemia deaths among children." ("Vatican transmitters linked to leukemia." UPI, 5/20/05)

In "Atlantis, USA" (http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Atlantis.html), Conspiracy Nation reported on a new book by Nina Anderson: Atlantis Today -- The USA, Poised For Destruction. Suggested is that secretive developments in the field of electro-magnetics may be about to wreak havoc on Earth. The point is, in the rush toward elaborate electronic devices we have not adequately considered possible side-effects.

Not to be automatically rejected is that rising electromagnetic emissions could be having a negative effect upon the animal kingdom.

Or, these abnormal animal behaviors might portend something "merely probable" and "depending on inference."

Two good web sites chronicling such anomalous animal incidents as noted in this report are:
1) The Anomalist: http://www.anomalist.com
2) Combat Diaries: http://www.combat-diaries.co.uk/mainframe.html

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