Can Animals Predict the Weather?

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

Punxsutawney Phil and the Folklore of Animal Weather Prediction

Read Next

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

Average temperature in the United States during August 2016, weather

What’s the Difference Between Weather and Climate?

Flower. Fruit tree. Cherry. Cherry tree. Cherry blossom. Spring. Close-up of cherry blossoms in bloom.

The Perils of an Early Spring

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Lightning over the outskirts of Oradea, Rom., during the thunderstorm of August 17, 2005.

16 Questions About Earth’s Atmsophere and Weather Answered

Discover

Bristlecone pine (Pinus Longaeva) on the slope of Mount Washington in Great Basin National Park in the Nevada desert.

How Can Some Trees Survive for Thousands of Years?

Gerald R. Ford playing golf during a working vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan, July 13, 1975. Gerald Ford.

9 U.S. Presidents with the Most Vetoes

Centimetres vs inches, metal rulers on a white background with clipping path.

Why Doesn’t the U.S. Use the Metric System?

Poker game. Card game. Royal Flush in poker. Hearts suit gambling

Poker Hands Ranked

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

Composite image - Katsushika Hokusai The Great Wave off Kanagawa, color woodcut print, with background of Seismograph recording seismic activity and detecting an earthquake

How Do Scientists Predict Tsunamis After Earthquakes?

Can Animals Predict the Weather?: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Punxsutawney Phil and the Folklore of Animal Weather Prediction

See All Images →

Topics

animal weather Why Is Summer Warmer Than Winter?Do Animals Dream?animal social behaviour reptile fish animal behaviour insect bird mammal crustacean