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Having lived around farms most of my life, I have seen plenty of instances where all cows were laying when a storm was brewing, however, cows will lay down when they're tired too. There's no real way to know if the cow is just laying because it ... I have been around cattle, they did seem to lay down before rain/storms...
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For example, before it rained, some people often observed that ants moved to higher ground, cows lay down, pine cones opened up, frogs croaked more frequently, and sheeps' wool ... Some flowers close up as the humidity rises so rain doesn't wash away their pollen. The leaves of some trees curl just before a storm.
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> > >Animals do sometimes respond to changes in air pressure - I can't say if >cows lying down before a storm is a real response to pressure or not. >There's a very good little book, Weather Wisdom, by Albert Lee, that >explains why a lot of weather folklore is accurate, at least to some extent, >and why much is not.
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www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99651.htm
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REASON Why are storm clouds black? REASON Why are ... REASON Why do cows lay down on the ground when it rains? REASON Why do cows lie down before it rains? REASON Why do cucumbers make you burp? REASON Why do dead animals legs sometimes stick straight up in the air? REASON Why do different types of wood burn differently?
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www.isi.edu/natural-language/projects/webclopedia/Taxon...
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You're never going to climb the barnyard status ladder by hanging out with the cows til 3am every night. Start small. Kiss up to a few chickens here and ... ANSWER: Probably so that when Farmer Bill comes out yelling, "Hey all you farm animals, be careful, I reckon there's a storm brewing," he is the tallest and thus,
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Have you ever heard the saying that dogs act nervous and cats get frisky as kittens when a bad storm is on the way? ... Cows lay down in the fields to feed, and lay down to ensure they have a dry spot to lay. Cows also run around the field with their tails raised high swatting flies before a storm.
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www.ideamarketers.com/?Can_Animals_and_Animal_Behaviors...
www.ideamarketers.com/?Can_Animals_and_Animal_Behaviors_Predict_the_Weather&articleid=164513&from=PROFILE
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Other signs to observe for is when the sea birds fly low to the ground a storm is approaching. A rainbow marks the end of a storm. When the cows lay down under the trees rain is near. ... A Hurricane Warning is seldom issued greater than 24 hours before expected land fall. When the path of the hurricane is slow or erratic...
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www.rescuediver.org/articles/storms.htm
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"It helps innovation," he said. "And it drives costs down." ... Visual voicemail?( I would think BlackBerry would be all over this before the Storm was to come out.) Well then, I guess Apples mobile device is pretty unique then.
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brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/09/23/android...
brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/09/23/androids-threat-to-the-iphone/
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; And speaking of bad weather, here are some animal behaviors unscientifically proven to predict a storm before it hits the horizon: ... Cows lay down in the field to make sure they have a dry spot ahead of the storm. Otherwise, they might scamper around, tails raised high, swatting flies.
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