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Raining Animals
Fish fall from the sky in Honduras annually. Frogs rained on Serbia. Spiders fell in Australia. Waterspouts lift creatures miles away and drop them. It happens more than you think. The sky is stranger than we know.
Ancient - Present
Worldwide
10000+ witnesses
Animals rain from the sky more often than people realize.
The Phenomenon
What happens:
- Waterspouts lift animals
- Carried by wind
- Dropped miles away
- Usually one species
- Often alive
Honduras Fish Rain
Lluvia de Peces:
- Yoro, Honduras
- Happens annually
- May-June
- Small fish
- Festival celebrates it
Famous Cases
Documented events:
- Frogs in Serbia 2005
- Spiders in Brazil 2013
- Fish in Australia 2010
- Worms in Louisiana 2007
- Ongoing phenomenon
The Science
How it works:
- Waterspouts form
- Lift water and creatures
- Carry considerable distance
- Column weakens
- Animals fall
The Oddities
Unexplained aspects:
- Usually single species
- Sometimes no nearby water
- Fish sometimes cooked
- Occasional blood rain
- Some events inexplicable
The History
Long recorded:
- Ancient Rome noted it
- Medieval chronicles
- Global occurrence
- Thousands of cases
- Continues today