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)
