Can't be explained

I read in the paper yesterday that the deer are dropping dead around here. Seems the voluminous and longstanding snow has robbed them of their usual spring bounty. They are being seen in unlikely places (like next to the freeway) as they seek out edibles. It's raining today so that should help get rid of some snow, but it's going to be a while before it's all gone. I was surprised to learn that there are deer on the island, though there is some fairly untouched land on the western side. Anyway, they are feeding other meat eaters when they die, such as coyotes and crows.

Also, in the same article they talked about the mysterious hibernating bears at the ecomuseum. Turns out that the bears have emerged from hibernation like clockwork in the third week of March for the last 20 years. But this year they are still sleeping and now it's April. Why are they sleeping in? Do they somehow know that spring hasn't quite arrived yet around here? All the experts are unable to explain the phenomenon. I laughed when I read that part. Duh. The animals have a connection to nature that we (westerners) severed long ago. All the old native tribes maintained this connection with nature, learned to read her signs, learned the moves of her dance, communicated with her, thanked her, understood that she is our creator and that we all share an umbilical cord with her. Nowadays, we predict weather with satellites and radar, we understand the mechanics of volcanism, and we can explain earthquakes, lightning, sunsets and gravity. But we look at all these things now as something clinical, to be observed and manipulated to our ends. In a way, science has cut our umbilical cord to the planet, and we are starting to see the results of this separation. But the bears, see, they're sleeping because they know there's still 3 feet of snow on the ground outside. They know because they are still connected to the planet.