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- Rain_of_animals abstract "Raining animals is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which flightless animals fall from the sky. Such occurrences have been reported in many countries throughout history. One hypothesis is that tornadic waterspouts sometimes pick up creatures such as fish or frogs, and carry them for up to several miles. However, this aspect of the phenomenon has never been witnessed by scientists.The English language idiom \"It is raining cats and dogs\" (referring to a heavy downpour) is of uncertain etymology; there is no evidence that it has any connection to the \"raining animals\" phenomenon.".