There are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters," said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.
We're warned of impending dehydration without at least eight glasses.
They say the information could possibly be used in an alert system to give seconds to tens of seconds of advance notice of an impending quake -- enough time for schoolchildren to take cover, power generators to trip off and valves to shut on pipelines.
Last Sunday a cyclst saw Joey climbing to his rustic nook and mistook him for a jumper, calling 911 to report what he thought was an impending suicide.
