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Watch: Birds React To 7.0 Earthquake In Northern California
Earthquake In Northern California: The webcam footage at the Sacramento complex shows waterfowl foraging and wading in a wetland.
- Edited by:NDTV News Desk
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- Dec 07, 2024 19:07 pm IST
- Published OnDec 07, 2024 15:01 pm IST
- Last Updated OnDec 07, 2024 19:07 pm IST
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The powerful earthquake shook a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday (December 5).
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has released footage capturing the moment when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Northern California. The video shows how the birds at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex and areas surrounding the Sacramento Valley reacted to the tremors.
The powerful earthquake shook a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday (December 5), forcing many to evacuate the low-lying areas amid a tsunami warning by the authorities, which was later cancelled.
US Fish and Wildlife Service has now shared a video featuring how the wildlife reacted to the strong tremors.
The webcam footage at the Sacramento complex shows waterfowl foraging and wading in a wetland.
“Yesterday, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Northern California, with the epicentre off the coast near Eureka. Even the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex and areas across the Sacramento Valley felt the shake! After the shaking subsided, our team at the refuge checked the webcam footage—and guess what? It caught the whole event! Watch the video to see just how long the quake lasted. At the end, you’ll notice a flurry of birds startled into flight,” read the Facebook post by the US agency.
The post garnered more than 36,000 views on the platform. People have made a bee-line to the comments section to share their thoughts.
“They don’t freak out as much as I do … lucky they can fly away … I’m grounded,” a person wrote.
Another added, “Great video. Amazing how all the birds suddenly lifted their heads at the same time.”
The earthquake struck at 10:44 AM Pacific Time, while the tsunami warning, which extended along 500 miles (800 km) of the California and Oregon coasts, was called off by authorities around 90 minutes after the tremors, according to the National Weather Service.
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No deaths or injuries have been reported so far. The US Geological Survey informed that the quake was centred about 39 miles (63 km) west of the town of Ferndale.
As many as 4.7 million residents of California and Oregon were under the tsunami warning before it was cancelled.
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World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74
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Published Dec. 6, 2024
Updated Dec. 6, 2024, 3:46 p.m. ET21 Comments
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This bird’s no spring chicken — but she’s procreating in her 70s!
The world’s oldest known wild bird, an albatross named Wisdom, triumphantly laid her first egg in years this week at the ripe old age of 74.
“We are optimistic that the egg will hatch,” Jonathan Plissner, supervisory wildlife biologist at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii said.
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The long-winged seabird popped out the potential baby near the Hawaiian Archipelago islands after returning there with her mate earlier this week.
The frisky fogey and her life-long lovebird, Akeakamai, had flown back to the circular chain of reef islands to lay and hatch eggs since 2006.
But Wisdom hadn’t laid an egg in four years after Akeakamai apparently flew the coop and disappeared several years ago.
Wisdom was later seen interacting with another male before she recently reunited with her long-term mate.
The bird — who has laid an estimated 60 eggs in her life — was first banded as an adult in 1956 and has raised as many as 30 chicks, Plissner said.
The average lifespan of a Laysan albatross, which mate for life, is 68 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The age at which the birds stop laying eggs in the wild hasn’t been effectively studied and is unknown.
Every year, millions of the seabirds return to the refuge to nest and raise their young and their chicks fly out to sea about five to six months after hatching.
