Even more proof that a giant mutated mamalian brain is no substitute for common sense:

Agitated elephants felt the tsunami coming, and their sensitivity saved about a dozen foreign tourists from the fate of thousands killed by the giant waves.

Several recent documentaries I've seen involving elephants* have noted the recent discovery that they "hear" extremely low frequency sounds through their feet. It's apparently one way they communicate with each other. Having a 9.0 earthquake somewhere in the area must've been the elephant equivalent of the amplifier detonation sequence in Back to the Future. No wonder they ran.

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* Yeah, several. Involving elephants. Stop looking at me that way. The first person who whispers "nerd" under their breath is gonna get clobbered, I swear!