Well before any humans ducked beneath desks or sought shelter in doorways, wildlife at the zoo started to react to the oncoming earthquake. The red-ruffed lemurs started barking an alarm call, 15 minutes before the shift along the Central Virginia Seismic Zone caused Richter scales to leap at 1:51 p.m. However, the lemur’s housemates, the howler monkeys, were not as keen. They only started making noise after the zoo started shaking. The big mammals also started shrieking before the quake registered. Zookeepers said Iris the Orangutan started “belch vocalizing” before the earthquake started, and didn’t quit until it was over. Keepers say the orangutan saves that particular sound for moments of extreme upset and irritation. More
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