Земноводные могут заранее прогнозировать землетрясения: факты

2008 год, 12 мая, Китай, Сычуаньское землетрясение. Тысячи жаб заполнили улицы деревни за три дня до того, как землетрясение убило в ней 2 тысячи человек.

2009 год. 6 апреля, Италия, Л’Акуиле.  Группа британских ученых проводила на итальянском озере Сан-Руфино наблюдения за жабами, мечущими икру. Исследователи выявляли влияние лунного цикла на репродукцию этих животных. В один из дней, все самцы жаб покинули место нереста. Руководитель исследовательской группы Рейчел Грант отметила, что это совершенно не похоже на обычное поведение жаб - придя на место размножения, самцы никогда не покидают его до окончания нереста. Все стало понятно, когда через пять произошло разрушительное землетрясение в городе Л’Аквила, который находится в 74 км от Сан-Руфино. «Наше исследование является одним из первых, в котором удалось зафиксировать поведение животных до, во время и после землетрясения. Наши данные говорят о том, что жабы способны фиксировать признаки ранней сейсмической активности, такие как выбросы радиоактивных газов и заряженных частиц, в результате чего они могут избежать последствий катаклизма», — заявила Грант в марте 2010 года. Ученые пока не представляют, каким образом жабам удалось почувствовать изменения в окружающей среде. Через несколько дней после последних слабых толчков самцы вернулись на нерест.

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