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The scientists were given a “LINK Validation Form”,which guided their comments. They first gave anassessment, stating whether there was the presence,absence or uncertainty of a scientific explanation tothe local and indigenous knowledge. They were thenasked to provide detailed scientific explanations (orexplain the lack thereof) on the LINK identified bythe community. They also gave comments on howto assess LINK that cannot be explained by scienceat this point in time. Finally, they provided insightson how scientific knowledge can be integratedwith the local and indigenous knowledge. Forexample, most of the LINKs on observations of themeteorological and celestial bodies (e.g., the sun,moon, sky, stars, clouds and winds) were found tohave scientific bases. Similarly, there were scientificexplanations to some animal behaviour such as theflying of dragonflies to indicate the coming of rain.Some animals instinctively adapt to the changingenvironment or seasons, such as migratory birds.On the other hand, scientists were not conclusive inassessing some animal behaviours. For example, fishare often observed as acting restless before typhoons,but scientists determined that this behaviour is notnecessarily related to meteorological elements, butcould be due to factors such as mating, searching forfood and the like. For this reason, it was concludedthat more focussed research on animal behaviourwas needed to establish the veracity of these LINKs inpredicting hazards.
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