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Hours before the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 that killed more than a quarter-million people, elephants ran for higher ground, dogs refused to go outdoors, flamingos abandoned their breeding areas, and zoo animals rushed into their shelters. This mysterious behavior of animals, coupled with the report of no mass animal deaths resulting from perhaps one of the most destructive tsunamis in history, has renewed the common, yet controversial, theory that animals can sense imminent disaster. In this video segment from Nature, learn about the animals that have survived natural disasters.