Animals Going Haywire

(Conspiracy Nation, 06/16/05) -- Subsequent to previous reports by Conspiracy Nation regarding bizarre animal behavior ("Birds On The Rampage," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/BirdsRampage.html and "Frogs On The Prowl," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Frogs.html), new reports of animals going haywire have surfaced.

Conspiracy Nation had hypothesized that increasing electro-magnetic emissions had begun to disturb some animals senses. Tangential to this are reports that animals may have the ability to sense the direction and strength of Earth's magnetic field. (See, e.g., "'Magnetic Map' Found to Guide Animal Migration," by Bijal P. Trivedi. National Geographic News, 10/12/2001) (See also, "Atlantis, USA," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Atlantis.html and "De Divinatione," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Divinatione.html for related reports.)

For some time now, an hypothesis that animals can sense earthquakes before they occur has been seriously considered. "In September 2003 a medical doctor in Japan made headlines with a study that indicated erratic behavior in dogs, such as excessive barking or biting, could be used to forecast quakes." According to an article in National Geographic News, "The belief that animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries." ("Can Animals Sense Earthquakes?" by Maryann Mott. 11/11/2003)

Typically, so-called "scientists" pooh-pooh such notions. "What we're faced with is a lot of anecdotes," stated one. "Animals react to so many things -- being hungry, defending their territories, mating, predators -- so it's hard to have a controlled study to get that advanced warning signal." (Mott, op. cit.)

Yet wouldn't a statistical aberration alert such "scientists" that something unusual was occuring? Ought not, for example, a noticeable upsurge in uncharacteristic animal behavior cause "scientists" to arise from their easy chairs and take a second look? Apparently not, since they still drone on about "mating seasons" and "whirlwinds." Is this an especially unusual "mating season" perhaps?

In the past few days, reports have crossed this desk further documenting an unusual spike in odd animal behavior. This list is not exhaustive, since Conspiracy Nation does not have the resources to thoroughly monitor all reports.

• Crow terror: "Attacks by crows have become so vicious in the German city of Kiel that officials have been forced to cordon off a street and post warning signs for unwary pedestrians." ("Earthweek." Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, 6/12/05. Page A-10)
• Deer attacks: "Seven people have been threatened or attacked by deer on Southern Illinois University's main campus over the past two weeks..." ("SIU issues warnings after campus deer attacks," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/16/05)
• Eagle crash: "A bald eagle crashed through a window of a Ketchikan home and landed in the living room..." Stated one expert, "We have lots of window strikes by hawks and other birds, but it is unusual for larger birds such as eagles." ("Eagle crashes into living room of a Ketchikan home." AP, 6/14/2005)

In tandem with these recent animal behavior anomalies, there have been a series of earthquakes this past week:

• Chile, June 14th: At least eight people killed following a 7.9 magnitude quake;
• California, June 12th: Palm Springs, 5.2 magnitude quake;
• Alaska, June 14th: An earthquake of magnitude 6.8;
• Northern California, June 15th: A 7.2 quake off the coast, giving rise to tsunami fears;
• Big Bear Valley (California?), June 16th: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake.

Since this publication cannot monitor all reports of strange animal behavior, it is requested that readers encountering such reports forward them to Conspiracy Nation at the following e-mail address: bigred@shout.net

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