Thursday, July 26, 2007

The Cat That Predicts Death

When Oscar the cat curls up next to patients in a nursing home, they die afterwards.

Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.

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