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How do animals predict the weather?

by Neil Reid

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Often representatives of fauna are sensitive to sounds, scents, atmospheric pressure changes. For example, a cat can hear very distant thunder. And before a thunderstorm, the four-legged pet feels a sharp change in atmospheric pressure.

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Temperature

A number of animals can sense subtle changes in air temperature. For example, it is the temperature of the environment that affects the heart rate of the cricket. An increase in temperature speeds up the metabolism of cold-blooded crickets, providing them with more energy for muscle contractions.

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