LOST, THEN FOUND

natashavc:

BEST ZOO ANIMAL RESPONSES TO THE GREAT EASTERN  EARTHQUAKE ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ZOO WEBSITE

*Iris the Orangutan began “belch vocalizing”—an unhappy/upset noise normally reserved for extreme irritation—before the quake and continued this vocalization following the quake. 

*The howler monkeys sounded an alarm call just after the earthquake. 

*Murphy, the Zoo’s Komodo dragon, sought shelter inside.

*The giant elephant-shrew hid in his habitat and refused to come out for afternoon feeding.

*The red-ruffed lemurs sounded an alarm call about 15 minutes before the quake and then again just after it occurred.

*All the snakes began writhing.

*The giant pandas did not appear to respond to the earthquake.

(h/t hyrdeordie)