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Tsunami affects on native herp species
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by tenneseejed on January 3, 2005
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While i know they human loss is far greater,I was wondering the affects the tsunami had or will have on the species native to that area or areas?Are there any particular species that may really be at risk,Due to location or habitat,Any rare or threatened species?How much will the disease factor play to the herps,Hope that doesnt get out of control.What about the massive cleanup effort,what affect will it have on the herps ?Just a thought i was wondering about and didnt see any post about it so i thought i would ask?Thanks for looking and any info you can provide.
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Anonymous post on January 3, 2005
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Actually, it is a strange thing... There have been zero animal deaths regarding the natural wildlife.. Not even a rabbit.. All the animals such as the elephants, etc. got a six sense and moved to higher grounds before the tsunamis hit.
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by Sal on January 3, 2005
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The only one that might have had some problems would be the Aldabra islands. I haven't heard anything about if they even had any problems or not. I think Komodo and Rinca islands were out of the area impacted. Most herps are probably doing better. There have been several stories about problems from crocodiles and large monitors (presumably water monitors). I'm sure a lot more crocs are going to be killed by people in the next few weeks though. That's probably the biggest threat to them.
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by LarryDFishel on January 3, 2005
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I hate to say it, but fewer people and lots of debris for herps and rodents to hide in can only help...
As far as the animals having a sixth sense...I don't discount it, although I'm not convinced it qualifies as a sixth sense. I highly suspect that many animals can sense an incoming storm by the change in air pressure or by the smell of ionized air from an electical storm (sometimes I can too), and maybe some of the animals in this area felt/heard the earthquake (elephants in particular are now known to communicate in frequencies below the range of human hearing). If so, I would simply say they are more sensitive rather than that they have a sixth sense.
On the other hand, the flood waters driving small animals out of thier homes could easily make it seem to us relatively unobservant humans that there were as many or more animals in a particular location when in reality 90% were drowned in borrows or tree trunks, washed out to sea or eaten by starving villagers...
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by Dadee on January 4, 2005
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I am of the notion that there are chances greater than the laws of probability can attest to, that some unknown species may have been wiped out. Just as we are still today finding varying characteristics between what we thought to be one species, could have been 2 and perhaps now we'll never know. Just my hunch, but there it is. I had initially thought about the arboreals in that area where the surge came up and took the trees out. I have always been one to be the devils advocate, hence my theory.
Cheers,
Matt
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