Can Animals Predict The Weather? – IOTW Report

Can Animals Predict The Weather?

Expect rain when…

Dogs eat grass

Cats purr and wash

Sheep turn into the wind

Cattle and horses sniff the air

Swine are restless

Cats sneeze

Wolves howl more before a storm

via Almanac.com
[Almanac 2020 mailer]

What do you think? Are any of these accurate?
It’s been a while since I’ve been on the farm, so I can’t confirm anything about horses and swine. I do know that dogs eat grass whenever they feel like it, but never see rain afterwards.

28 Comments on Can Animals Predict The Weather?

  1. I used to plow the roads in the foothills near Denver and and an Ol’ boy told me that when you see the deer and elk bed down in the afternoon it’s was gonna snow….he wasn’t wrong….

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  2. Our cats sleep, clean, preen and throw up in all four seasons? Oh, they DO love sitting in the sun, whenever it’s sunny?

    And, they NEVER PURR…

    What am I missing here!? The Almanac is the source!

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  3. Okay – cows lay down, to get a dry spot, if its going to rain. My 4 feral cats are always preening so that’s no indicator of rain, the rain indicator is when they’re not to be seen and hiding in a dry spot after the rain had arrived. When my dog, Jess, heard faint thunder miles off in the distance. He’d lean against the bed and shake, you’d think it was a coin operated vibrating bed. The shaking went on long after the thunder had dispersed, indicating the storm was over.

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  4. …don’t know about weather, but how about telling time with a donkey…

    …one day, two Norte Americanos were in a little town in Mexico on business. They went their separate ways in the morning, but were to meet every day for lunch at 1230.

    One day, one fellow forgot his watch, and the clouds hid the sun so he couldn’t tell what time it was. He saw in the square by the fountain an old man taking a siesta with his donkey at his side, and asked him if he knew what time it was.

    The old man stirred himself to reach up, then grasped the donkey’s testicles, lifting them for a moment as though weighing them,then said. “Señor, it is 1215”.

    …skeptical, but in a hurry if true, he thanked the man and went to the restaurant, only to find it was correct.

    Next day he had his watch, but decided to put it to the test. He went to the old man at 1210 and asked him for the time again. As before, the elder laconically reached out, palmed the scrote briefly, and said, “Señor, son las doce y diez de la noche”.

    Amazed by this, he goes to the restaurant again, and comes back with his friend in tow. “You gotta see this!” he says excitedly, “Its amazing, this guy can tell time with donkey ballz!”.

    They get back to where the old man is still lying in repose with his faithful steed still by his side. “Go on, ask him!” he tells his buddy.

    “Old man, what time is it” the new guy asks.

    Once more, the old man languidly pushes up on the animal’s nutsack, this time telling them “Señores, it’s 1243”.

    And he was right.

    The new guy is speechless for a moment, then asks to the old man, “How do you know the time from touching your donkey?”

    The old man then points beyond the donkey and replies, “Señores, if I lift his huevoes as I lie here, I can then see the face of the town clock over there…

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  5. So that’s why my yellow tabby cat Finn is sneezing. I do know that dogs can predict earthquakes, a few years ago when we had some earthquakes my dog would always freak out before we could even feel the slightest tremor of an earthquake. And he hated thunder like the dickens.

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  6. Dogs eat grass to settle their stomachs. They will eat other leaves for supplemental nutrients.
    Dogs have owners – Cats have servants.
    Hawks hunt on the fly before incoming weather. Normally they are happy sitting on a pole or in a tree and wait for lunch to wander by.
    Hot dry summer – Cold wet winter.
    Starlings bunch up to migrate.

    I have a wealth of useless information.

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  7. Animals ain’t alone.
    If you have osteoarthritis you can tell what the weather
    will be doing for about 18 to 24 hours in advance.
    The wife tells me all about it between her bouts of pain.

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  8. I’ve heard that a turtle crossing a road meant rain was coming. Not sure if anyone stuck around long enough to see whether it was crossing the road or just leaving the ditch for higher ground.

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  9. all I know is my indian weather rock can tell me the weather w/ great precision … it is mounted in a sling, under a tripod I built in my backyard

    when it’s sunny, the rock has a shadow underneath
    when it’ cloudy, the rock has no shadow
    when it’s windy, the rock swings back & forth
    when it’s rainy, the rock is wet
    when it’s foggy, the rock is hard to see
    when it’s night, the rock no see’um
    when it snows, the rock is white

    accurate to a fault … works every time

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  10. The only time I ever knew my dog to eat grass was when he was sick to his stomach. It made him throw up, thus alleviating the problem.

    P.S. – In the Middle East, sheep turn into the wind all the time. Makes it easier to smell any ragheads that might be trying to sneak up on them.

    😉

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  11. My kitty preens and purrs and self grooms quite often and it’s very much dry in Arizona.

    He also sneezes occasionally but I don’t think it’s ever rained afterwards.

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