Posted on 08/09/2017 1:55:09 PM PDT by sodpoodle
COLUMBIA, SC —
Elephants, flamingos, giraffes and gorillas will share top billing with the darkened sky at Riverbanks Zoo during next month’s solar eclipse.
Zoo officials plan to study 12 types of animals and birds to see if they act differently before, during and after the Aug. 21 eclipse. The effort is intended to show what impact, if any, the temporary mid-afternoon blackout has on some of the zoo’s 2,000 animals.
Little is know about how animals behave during eclipses, zoo officials say.
“It’s an opportunity to do a little bit of science instead of relying on anecdotes,” said Ed Diebold, director of animal collections and conservation at the zoo. “There’s really not very much known about it.
While zoo officials are planning to study their animals during the eclipse, pet owners and farmers shouldn’t worry, animal experts say.
Horses, cows, sheep and other livestock that normally rest in the shade during summer heat may come out to graze a bit during the midday twilight, said Travis Mitchell, a Clemson University Extension Service agent for Lexington County.
“There’s no danger for them,” he said. “They shouldn’t be affected at all.”
Lexington veterinarian Ginger Macaulay likewise is counseling pet owners not to worry.
Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article162956403.html#storylink=cpy
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Probably the same way animals have always reacted to solar eclipses.
Great minds think alike.
The way they have for many millennia, I guess.
Mass suicide.
The eclipse was caused by humans driving cars and running factories, ya know.
Sleep.
Is it quick and easy? I want a few pair.
Or clouds passing in front of the sun.
Hawks may catch a few unwary rabbits and ground hogs.
Do you have to be retarded to work for a newspaper?
It’s the NeverTrump snowflakes who will claim they need more government support for the added trauma they will suffer.
I’m not sure, but I think The Little Dog has been casing the neighbors houses.
He’s kind of a klepto.
The BLM crowd will probably think MadMaxie just became POTUS....
My ophthalmologist is selling them to his patients ($3,00 a pair). Receptionist says they have sold 600 pair. If you have an eye doc call him/her - if not- check with an eye glass store.
They really should be involved - also maybe the schools know where they are available.
Good luck.
How will other animals react to this event? Will they loot, rob and
Murder?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgPzqjm5Wog
Flat earth videos are so entertaining. Not necessarily true, however.
They have survived years of them, with no ill effects. How much of my money went to pay for this study?
****Probably the same way animals have always reacted to solar eclipses.****
Certainly, but this is an effort to document their observations on the zoo animals - for the first time.
My cat: He will yawn, stretch, then stand up. After about 10 seconds, he will lick himself somewhere, followed by scratching. Then he will lay back down and think about taking a nap.
1 p.m. is his least “awake” time of day.
I’m just taking a wild guess here, but I think animals might react to the eclipse the same way they react to nightfall...
These people are retardando. It’ just gonna get a little shady/dark for awhile, and then, back to normal.
We had one in the 80s, hardly anyone noticed.
There will be no dimension change, no fire, no nothing.
it’s an eclipse, not Armageddon.
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