The Backpack of Wings: Modern Mythology

Since ancient times, whenever a natural disaster strikes, people anecdotally report that “animals knew it beforehand,” a belief related to animals as spiritual beings. As telemetry systems evolve, this animistic belief is transformed into data by calculating, analysing with bio logging on the animal body; moreover, the animal-behavior data enables forecasting upcoming nature events. This current transformation allows us to question the redefinition of relationships between human beings and animals: How far is the intervention of human beings into nature acceptable? Will the animals be perceived as essential members of human society? Will they be revered as gods for predicting a future, or simply as measuring tools?