People want to know when an earthquake is coming to get away safely. But now there is no sure way to know 1 it happens. It may be the best way is to watch the animals. Animals often 2 to know that an earthquake is coming, and they show their fear by 3 in strange ways. Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Dogs that are usually 4 start to bark. Horses on farms run 5 in circles. Mice leave their 6 and run away. Cows give less milk. In a town in Italy, cats ran down the street in a group. That happened 7 a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, 8 of the frogs jumped around more than ever. They all made loud noises, like bigger frogs. 9 an earthquake hit the city that night. Before an earthquake in China in 1975, snakes 10 from their winter sleep early. Later they died in the cold air. Some animals can get people away from the dangerous areas and save thousands of lives
