| 8 | Seismic sentinel? An analysis of captive giant panda behavior in response to the Lushan earthquake in China显示文摘It is widely believed that various animal species can sense and respond to the geophysical stimuli that precede earthquakes,especially electromagnetic fields,although supporting field evidence is mostly anecdotal.Here we report on the reactions of four female giant pandas under observation over the three days prior to the Lushan(30.1°N,103.0°E)magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred in Sichuan province,China,on April 20,2013.We observed no significant generalized behavioral anomalies indicative of them perceiving an impending earthquake.We also observed no startle behaviors in the 5 s prior to tremors commencing,indicating that these pandas either did not detect or did not respond to precursor P-waves.Our findings suggest that although giant pandas have evolved in,and continue to occupy exclusively,a seismically active range in central China,they do not appear to perceive pre-earthquake geophysical warning signs. | Yuan Jin Xiaozan Ma Bo Luo Guiquan Zhang Rongping Wei Desheng Li Hemin Zhang Chris Newman Christina Buesching Dingzhen Liu | 2021 | Earthquake Science2021，34，6： | 0 |
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