Scientists study if goats and dogs can predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

A previous study found goats became nervous before a volcanic eruption and refused to move to higher pastures - (Juliet Rix)

A team of scientists have begun exploring whether dogs, goats and other farmyard animals are able to predict natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

They have enrolled thousands of animals for a programme that uses tiny transmitters fitted to mammals, birds and insects to monitor their movements from a satellite in space.