Can animals sense storms?

The death toll from the Dec. 26 tsunami has reached between 160,000 and 230,000 people. As aid workers clean up the devastated areas, they notice something odd-while human corpses are everywhere, animal carcasses are rarely found. This observation has rekindled debates as to whether animals possess an innate sixth sense that enables them to foretell impending natural disasters and flee before the calamity strikes.