Remake of It's Groundhog Day! But what evidence is there that animals can predict things? by krista sarginson https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday Made with a dash of wit. en-us 2021-02-02 16:55:33 UTC 2023-04-16 21:20:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f439.png https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday oksarge https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155300860 2021-02-02 18:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155300860 Cats and Dog https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155322185 Cats and Dogs can sense pregnancy, they have really good hearing so they can hear the baby's heartbeat. -Sienna ]]> 2021-02-02 18:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155322185 how do dogs sense cancer https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155322456 dogs have a good sense of smell so they can smell different types of cancer.
- Danica]]> 2021-02-02 18:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155322456 giraffes!🦒 lilianaorphanos https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155323431 smell

Each giraffe has unique markings, which distinguish it from others, much like a human fingerprint. They have excellent vision, hearing and sense of smell. They are one of the few species of mammals that see in color. 🦒🦒🦒
]]> 2021-02-02 18:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155323431 Taylor-A dog that can sniff low blood sugar https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155331283  A girl named Megan has type 1 diabetes. In the first six months after adopting her dog Pepper. Pepper kept on waking her up by poking, pushing, or licking her. Each time she woke up dizzy, hungry and that her blood sugar was getting seriously low.

]]> 2021-02-02 18:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155331283 do you know that dogs and cats can sense bombs. Dogs are considered the most effective bomb detectors. ... Detection dogs are able to recognize and discern a scent, even when that scent has been masked by another odor. This is because dogs smell in layers, allowing them to detect individual ingredients. Michael K michaelkennedy10 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155331310 2021-02-02 18:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155331310 Animals sense of direction liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155332334 We may not be able to tell what direction we are facing just like that, but a diverse range of animals —  sea turtles, worms, some birds, wolves and even butterflies can tell what direction they are facing from any point. They use land marks to find where they are facing.]]> 2021-02-02 18:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155332334 Alexa https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155332899 Rather than running away from scary storms, sharks seem to gravitate towards them.]]> 2021-02-02 18:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155332899 Dogs can sense death miladinardo https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155334447 Dogs being able to sense death is nothing new. In fact, dogs have been sensing death, alerting people to oncoming death, and even sniffing out those already dead for centuries. In fact, some dogs are specifically trained as Hospice Dogs to sit with and comfort those are dying.]]> 2021-02-02 18:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155334447 Can Catfish predict anything? -Breuklynn breuklynnblok https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155335496 Yes Catfish can predict... When Earthquakes are about to happen! American catfish are not good at earthquake predicting!]]> 2021-02-02 18:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155335496 cows (Aiden) aidensavill https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155343767
  • If a cow stands with its tail to the west, the weather is said to be fair.


    • ]]>     2021-02-02 18:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155343767     Jewel Beetles -Lucas https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155344091 Jewel beetles can sense fire. ]]> 2021-02-02 18:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155344091 snakes can sense a earthquake up to 120 kilometres away and three to five days away.Also lions and hyenas can sense blood from a good distance away. And Pit vipers have night-vision goggles built into their faces. One of their namesake pits resides below each nostril, and these pits act like a pair of eyes that only see infrared light, which we feel as heat. So they distinguish temperatures instead of colors. Though the pits aren’t focused well enough for the snake to pinpoint prey without visual help, they’re so sensitive that they can notice temperature variations of as little as a thousandth of a degree. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155344409 2021-02-02 18:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155344409 Sharks liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155346703 Sharks can smell blood from 1.6 miles away and can know exactly where they are and if they are female or male. ]]> 2021-02-02 18:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155346703 Ants https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155350428 when ant hills get bigger there is a storm or some rain coming.]]> 2021-02-02 18:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155350428 miladinardo https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155350951 2021-02-02 18:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155350951 Pigs ashleymccormick https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155355296 Pigs can sense sadness of others.]]> 2021-02-02 18:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155355296 cheetahs .NA https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155356897 Cheetah/Speed
    80 – 130 km/h 
    How long can cheetahs run?
    Cheetahs will mark territory so that they can better avoid one another. The Cheetah is the fastest land animal, reaching a top speed of 70 mph! The Cheetah however can only run for short sprints of up to 300 yards. These sprints will usually last for 20 seconds, but rarely ever reach a full minute.

    ]]>     2021-02-02 18:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155356897     Woolly bear caterpillars aidensavill https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155356982 The more brown they have on their bodies, the milder winter will be.]]> 2021-02-02 18:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155356982 a horse can feel your emotions michaelkennedy10 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155357942 Look angry and a horse is likely to give you a sideways glance: using its left or sinister side. Its heart rate will increase, too. And both are indications that a horse can recognise a human emotion.]]> 2021-02-02 18:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155357942 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155358955 2021-02-02 18:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155358955 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155360456 Bats can predict the future by estimating where their prey will end up

    Insect-eating bats use echoes to create a 3D model of the world around them as they fly, chasing their prey, and use those snapshots of the world to predict the path of their prey]]>     2021-02-02 18:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155360456     sharks can predict natural disasters. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155363590 sharks can predict natural disasters because of the water pressure and water temperature. 
    -Danica ]]>     2021-02-02 18:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155363590     more cows aidensavill https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155365196 Cows Lie Down in the Pasture Before Rain.]]> 2021-02-02 18:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155365196 sheep https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155365859 when sheep huddle together in a big group it means they are shiedling each other from a big storm or rain]]> 2021-02-02 18:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155365859 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155367505 2021-02-02 18:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155367505 Bumblebees rely on many things to find those roses in your garden, including voltage. They accumulate a small positive charge as they fly, and flowers have a negative charge just by sitting there. Metabosensory hairs on a bee’s legs respond to the attraction between these opposite charges, guiding them to a bloom. A flower’s charge changes once a bee stops by, something their sisters pick up on so they know to move along to the next one. liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155371833 2021-02-02 18:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155371833 Bunnies ashleymccormick https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155373426 bunnies will reflect on your emotions if you are happy a bunny will be happy if you are sad a bunny will express your concern. ]]> 2021-02-02 18:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155373426 Beyond being among the most skillful predators on the planet, sharks possess the best biological conductor of electricity yet discovered. It’s called Lorenzini jelly, and it fills a network of pores all around the shark’s face. As Jaws swims toward lunch, the jelly detects minute differences between the electrical charge of the animal and the water around it. It’s like a homing device that guides the shark right to a meal, even in the darkest, murkiest water. liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155373570 2021-02-02 18:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155373570 Jewel wasps have senses on their stinger because they turn cockroaches into "zombies" by injecting poison in the cockroaches brain and they feel their way through Then lay their eggs in there. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155373764 2021-02-02 18:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155373764 Cats Adrianna https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155375209 It's not magic, cats can detect some changes through their senses. They are able to detect certain events that human beings overlook. Many cats will notice that a volcanic eruption, cyclone, tsunami and even a hurricane is approaching. ]]> 2021-02-02 18:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155375209 liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155375499 If you’ve ever worn Ray-Bans, you’ve tasted life as an octopus. Their skin has patterns that are entirely invisible to human eyes because they’re hidden in light’s polarization – the direction (up and down or side-to-side) that light waves oscillate as they travel. The world usually doesn’t look too different through polarized sunglasses, which only show you light oscillating in one direction, because human eyes can’t tell the difference between the two. But photoreceptors in octopuses’ eyes can differentiate between them, revealing those subtle patterns that people can’t see without special cameras.]]> 2021-02-02 18:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155375499 sharks aidensavill https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155376520
    Sharks could hold cures for diseases

    ]]>     2021-02-02 18:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155376520     https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155376713 Elephants have a keen sense of smell so they can detect water that is 19.2 kilometers away.]]> 2021-02-02 18:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155376713 liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155378016 Mantis shrimp are famous for striking prey so hard that the water around them gets as hot as the sun. It’s a cool trick called cavitation, but it’s not their only superpower. Light’s polarization can also rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, giving it what’s called a circular polarization. Mantis shrimp have patterns in this circularly polarized light that are invisible to every animal on Earth – except for other mantis shrimp. To facilitate signaling and mating, their eyes have evolved filters that can distinguish between the two circular polarizations. Score one more for the mantis shrimp.]]> 2021-02-02 18:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155378016 liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155379905 Everyone hates a phlebotomist who keeps poking away in search of a vein. Vampire bats avoid this by sniffing out veins using the same TRPV1 proteins that tell you that your tea is scalding hot. Instead of alerting them to danger, these proteins – concentrated in a bat’s nose – tell them when they’re above skin warmer than about 86 ℉, where there’s a big, juicy blood vessel hiding underneath.]]> 2021-02-02 18:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155379905 Frogs https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155380458 when frogs make that high piched sound they do that when rain is coming]]> 2021-02-02 18:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155380458 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155383301 2021-02-02 18:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155383301 hedgehogs! lilianaorphanos https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155385232 2021-02-02 18:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155385232 liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155386138 Pit vipers have night-vision goggles built into their faces. One of their namesake pits resides below each nostril, and these pits act like a pair of eyes that only see infrared light, which we feel as heat. So they distinguish temperatures instead of colors. Though the pits aren’t focused well enough for the snake to pinpoint prey without visual help, they’re so sensitive that they can notice temperature variations of as little as a thousandth of a degree.



    ]]>     2021-02-02 18:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155386138     liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155387585 Elephants communicate in all sorts of wonderful ways. They trumpet, of course, and flap their ears and rumble at frequencies so low you might feel it, but never hear it. Cooler still, their feet and trunks are sensitive enough to pick up vibrations created by elephants as far as 10 miles away. These messages convey more than the presence of food or danger, too. Elephants can tell if the stomper is a friend or a stranger, and use subtle differences in what each foot feels to triangulate the source---like how you know where someone’s yelling from just by hearing them.]]> 2021-02-02 18:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155387585 monkeys can sense danger before it happens. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155388005 Some monkeys can understand danger calls made by different monkey species


    ]]>     2021-02-02 18:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155388005     liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155390737 Even the lowly roundworm needs to know which way is up as it shimmies through dead plants or squirms in a petri dish. These creatures, just a millimeter long, rely on a single nerve that detects Earth’s magnetic field and orients them accordingly. Although roundworms are among the most exhaustively studied species, no one realized this about them until last year, when scientists in Texas discovered their worms from Australia burrowing in the wrong direction.]]> 2021-02-02 18:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155390737 What can fish sense miladinardo https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155391011 In fish, the hearing and feeling senses work together. Sight The eyes of a fish are not much different than that of a human.]]> 2021-02-02 18:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155391011 Dogs https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155391473 For those who suffer migraines, having a warning before one comes on can mean the difference between managing the problem or succumbing to hours or days of inten]]> 2021-02-02 18:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155391473 elephants can predict hurricanes..... annabelbaker1 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155391916 2021-02-02 18:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155391916 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155392851 2021-02-02 18:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155392851 liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155393742 Bees are another animal that can detect the Earth’s magnetic field, but unlike birds and other creatures with this ability, no one is quite sure how they do it. The leading theory is a magnetic mineral called magnetite lining cells in the bees’ abdomens creates something akin to a compass telling them which way is north. But others think that sunlight sets off a chemical reaction in the bees whose products are affected by magnetic fields. While humans work that out, the bees will just continue using Earth’s magnetic field – mocking our limited senses in the process.]]> 2021-02-02 18:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155393742 Elephants Annie annabelbaker1 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155394221 2021-02-02 18:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155394221 Snakes -Lucas https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155395247 Snakes have infrared radiation detection.]]> 2021-02-02 18:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155395247 otters- morgan https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155403756 otter keep the kelp forests in California coast healthy. otters rarely attack humans but can if there protecting there babies. otters sleep in dens above ground.
       ]]>     2021-02-02 18:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155403756     What can a sloth sense miladinardo https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155410807 A sloth has tiny ears and doesn't hear very well. But it has great eyesight, a good sense of smell, and is sensitive to vibrations.]]> 2021-02-02 18:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155410807 Elephants, too, are acutely aware of vibrations. They use seismic activity generated by their trunks and feet to communicate with one another about predators, territory and mating preferences. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155410893 2021-02-02 18:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155410893 how can animals sense death https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155410905 animals can predict death by a specific smell being emitted by people on the verge of death.

    ]]>     2021-02-02 18:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155410905     https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155411460 2021-02-02 18:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155411460 Star-nosed moles have 22 tiny trunks containing a total of nearly 100,000 nerve fibers — six times as many touch receptors as on a human hand. As the mole burrows, the tentacles sweep ahead like a high-speed broom, faster than a human eye can detect. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155416158 2021-02-02 18:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155416158 colors liamko https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155418910 Each cone type contains a pigment sensitive to particular wavelengths of light. The range of color's an animal sees depends on the combination of color-sensitive pigments in their eye and the processing by the brain. With fewer cone types, dogs can't distinguish between as many color's as we can.]]> 2021-02-02 18:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155418910 Bees -Breuklynn breuklynnblok https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155420630
  • Can see light between wavelengths 300 nm and 650 nm.
  • Have chemoreceptors (taste receptors) on their jaws, forelimbs and antennae.
  • Worker honey bees have 5,500 lenses ("ommatidia") in each eye.
  • Worker honey bees have a ring of iron oxide ("magnetite") in their abdomens that may be used to detect magnetic fields. They may use this ability to detect changes in the earth's magnetic field and use it for navigation.
  • Can see polarized light.

    • ]]>     2021-02-02 18:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155420630     Back on terra firma, chemoreceptors that detect chemical changes and provide a sense of taste cover an earthworm’s entire body. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155420767 2021-02-02 18:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155420767 “Four-eyed fish,” Anableps anableps, really have just two eyes, but each one is partitioned: The top keeps a lookout for above-surface predators while the bottom watches underwater. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155425526 2021-02-02 18:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155425526 Buzzard -Breuklynn breuklynnblok https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155427903
  • Retina has 1 million photoreceptors per sq. mm.
  • Can see small rodents from a height of 15,000 ft.

    • ]]>     2021-02-02 18:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155427903     . Not only do jumping spiders have eight eyes positioned to create nearly 360-degree vision, but some species can detect ultraviolet radiation, which facilitates mating. (Mood lighting, anyone?) https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155428569 2021-02-02 18:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155428569 Think of the term alligator skin as a compliment: It’s extraordinarily sensitive to minute changes in vibration, which helps locate prey. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155433202 2021-02-02 18:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155433202 Prairie Dog can sense when it's going to rain because they start digging to safety. https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155435458 2021-02-02 18:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155435458 This isn't some fact but something cool abut predicting-annie annabelbaker1 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155437697 2021-02-02 18:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155437697 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155438961 2021-02-02 18:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155438961 this is not a fact but something super cool!- annabelbaker1 https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155439750 Fiona the hippo makes her super bowl prediction!]]> 2021-02-02 18:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155439750 Dolphins! breuklynnblok https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155447637
  • Like bats, dolphins use echolocation for movement and locating objects.
  • Can hear frequencies up to at least 100,000 Hz.

    • ]]>     2021-02-02 18:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155447637     Dragonflies! breuklynnblok https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155450932 2021-02-02 18:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155450932 Peregrine Falcons can dive down in the air faster than a Lamborghini https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155456008 2021-02-02 18:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155456008 Falcons! breuklynnblok https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155459081
  • Can see a 10 cm. object from a distance of 1.5 km.
  • Visual acuity is 2.6 times better than human. (Garcia et al., Falcon visual acuity, Science, 192:263-265, 1976.)
  • Can see sharp images even when diving at 100 miles/hr.

    • ]]>     2021-02-02 18:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155459081     Saber-toothed cats are not cat https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155506219 Saber-toothed cats are a type of marsupial like Kangaroo.]]> 2021-02-02 19:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/oksarge/groundhogday/wish/1155506219