animals preparing for winter

[BEARCLAW]

A few weeks back, I saw a television program associated with this very topic. A fella had been doing detailed research on the habits of animals (on his farm) in late summer and early fall in an attempt to predict the severity of the upcoming winter. Interestingly enough, his research was primarily focused on the tortoise (turtle like reptile). He's been doing this for several years with a surprisingly accurate prediction based on feeding and general behavioral habits. This old boy says he has never seen such strange behavior in his tortoises before. He is predicting an early and severe winter. I know this may seem like hocus pocus to some of you but I found it rather interesting. By the way, great topic...
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