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Shaky Ground: Cow Tails and Cracks in the Earth

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published January 3, 2018 at 9:34 AM PST

On this segment of Shaky Ground, Geologist Lori Dengler takes on tales of earthquakes swallowing up hapless critters.

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