Monday, August 29, 2022

How did farmers in the past predict weather by animals' behavior?

Are you animal lovers? Humans and animals are all parts of Mother Nature. Centuries ago, farmers and others observed animal behavior and recognized patterns that corresponded to weather events. These observations were passed through generations as important and effective advice, which survive today as adages. Let’s take a quick, fun quiz about weather animals could be a good indicator of weather.

 


Choose the right answer in the parenthesis or fill in the blanks in the following sentences.

 

1.   If a cow stands with its tail to the (West, East, North, South), the weather is said to be fair. รณ If a cow grazes with its tail to the (West, East, North, South), the weather is likely to turn sour.

 

2.   When cats sneeze or dogs eat grass, it is a sign of (                 ).

 

3.   When sheep ascend hills and scatter, expect (                      ) weather.

 

4.   Wolves always howl more before a (                      ).

 

5.   When pigs gather leaves and straw in fall, expect (mild,c cold) winter.

 

6.   When rabbits are fat in October and November, expect a (short mild,  long cold) winter.

 

7.   Hawks and geese flying high means a (                     ) sky or (                ) weather.

 

8.   If crows fly in pairs, expect (fine,  foul) weather; a crow flying alone is a sign of (fine,  foul) weather.

 

9.   When the swallow’s nest is high, the summer is very (dry,  humid); when the swallow builds low, you can safely reap and sow.

 

10.               Birds singing in the rain indicates (fair,  hairy) weather approaching.

 

(*Source from the Old Farmer’s Almanac 2022)

(*Picture Source: https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-weather-animals-image37987823)

 

 

Answer Keys

1.  West, East

2.  rain

3.  clear

4.  storm

5.  cold

6.  long cold

7.  clear, fair

8.  fine, foul

9.  dry

10.              fair

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