Live barometers

In this heading signs on which at supervision over animals it is possible to judge weather changing are shown.

PETS

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*domashny animals kept from svoyoy wild ancestors all mechanisms, ulavliyovayushchy fluctuations of various meteorologiyochesky factors – atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and gas composition of air, a wind, overcast. By the way, izmeneyony humidity of air it is caught and vo­losami mammals. Before a rain and in crude weather of a time of a hair are filled voyody, it bulks up and is extended. In dry po­godu the part of water evaporates, and the length of a hair decreases. Use of a human hair is based on this feature in gig­rometre – the device for definition of a soderyozhaniye of water vapor in air (Otnositelyyony humidity of air).

* Therefore skilled cattle-farmers, having examined and having stroked hair of animals, can precisely su­dit about the forthcoming weather changing. For example, hair of a ram at approach of a rain becomes softer and is straightened. To Poyoetoma in the people there are many signs of weather connected with behavior of pets.

* If animals greedy eat a grass, vecheyory aspire under a canopy – weather ispor­titsya, next day wait for a rain. Drink waters a little, sleep – by a rain in the afternoon.

* Cows before a bad weather lift go­lovy up, smell and strongly inhale voz­dux, lick lips; lie on the earth – to heat. Before a rain the yield of milk always decreases.

*verno pigs forecast the weather also. Noticed that if weather good, and svi­ni hide, escape from a pasture in a shed – there will be a rain. Pigs are scratched – to heat, squeal, rasxryukalis – to a bad weather, drag straw in the bed – to a storm.

* In good weather of a goat quietly pasut­sya on lawns also don’t state a bespokoyyostvo. But if they began to fuss, try prya­tatsya under canopies, leave from a pasture – wait for a rain. Sheep stukayutsya foreheads the friend with the druyogy – to a strong wind.

* the Horse snores – to a bad weather, sniffs – by a rain, shakes the head and showers it up – by a rain. Lays down on the earth in the summer – before crude weather, in the winter – before snegoyopady.

* are Especially sensitive to change po­gody dogs. If the dog is curtailed and lies a kayolachik – on cold; strenuously digs the earth or eats a grass, got into water – by a rain. It is stretched on the earth and lies or sleeps, having stretched paws and a belly up – to heat, shakes the head and showers it up – to a bad weather.

* the Best live barometers among dogs are bulldogs and fox terriers. And the bulldog before approach nenas­tya becomes languid, refuses food. At approach of good weather it right there quickens. And the fox terrier before a rain howls, digs the earth and very restlessly sleeps.

* house cats are Very sensitive. Before heat the cat lays down in the middle kom­naty, is extended and sleeps. And before a rain and colds chooses a place higher and more warmly, and even on an oven will climb, svorachiva­etsya a kalachik, having covered with a pad, and sleeps.

(On book "Popular wisdom" materials).

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