# Animal and bird survival during hurricane

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-and-bird-survival-during-hurricane/264970>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 19, 2004, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-and-bird-survival-during-hurricane/264970 "2004-09-19T09:14:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![OliverTwistofLime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-and-bird-survival-during-hurricane/264970/1 "2004-09-19T09:14:35Z")

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As a native born California, I know nothing about hurricanes from personal observation.  
However, I have wondered what do pelicans, seagulls and other birds do to protect themselves from the hurricane…same true with wild animals in the hurricane areas. Would aprreciate any information on the above.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-and-bird-survival-during-hurricane/264970/2 "2004-09-19T09:41:01Z")

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Here’s a [start](http://www.usatoday.com/weather/whwildlf.htm).

And [another](http://www.enature.com/feature/feature_news.asp?storyID=580).

Apparently it kinda sucks to be a bird during a hurricane.

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**Author:** ![OliverTwistofLime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-and-bird-survival-during-hurricane/264970/3 "2004-09-20T23:04:06Z")

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Levdrakon…your reponses answered my question beautifully…thanks for that.