On Fri, 31 Dec 2004, Mike Ballard wrote:
> I had read a Reuters writer's story which claimed that non-human animals
> had somehow gotten themselves to safety before the tsunami hit.
> Apparently, this was not the case.
No, it was was the case:
URL: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1229-07.htm
Or at least we can say there's been several confirming reports (AP, Reuters) and none contradicting it.
There's also been at least one proffered explanation:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2111608/
The difference is that these reports all concern wild animals in game parks who were free to roam. The animals in the article posted here:
> http://www.hsiasia.org
>
> Tsunami Kills and Strands Tens of Thousands of Animals
were domesticated and stuck:
> Most of the animals in the affected areas are working and farm animals.
Michael