Did Zoo Animals Know the Earthquake was Coming?

Smithsonian zookeepers believe their charges knew something was amiss shortly before an earthquake startled people along the East Coast.

They noticed strange behavior coming from several of the animals. Seconds before the quake...

• Some of the great apes started shrieking, gathered their young, left their food and climbed up a tree-like structure. 
• A flock of 64 flamingos hurried into a group formation and huddled.

After the quake...

• Red-ruffed lemurs and howler monkeys cried in alarm.
• A black-and-rufous giant elephant shrew hid and refused to come out to eat later in the afternoon.
• The zoo's Komodo dragon stayed indoors.

The Giant Pandas, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind.

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