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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Oh, it’s like night time. When the animals all go nuts.
It’s black as night with only a very faint light from the corona of the sun. Stars are visible. I’ve been through a few tornadic storms that were dark enough to cause street lights to come on in the middle of the day, and a total eclipse is darker than that.
An f-stop, that would be where you park your car, right?
You sure are an asshole.
I saw an interview with a man that has traveled to six or seven solar eclipses. He said that the birds around pretty much freak out.
This is going to be interesting. Taking the family and going to sit under a 100% coverage in a couple of weeks.
Al Gore himself couldn’t make a film this scary:
The Food of the Gods Official Trailer (1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77KpoGDVkxk
it’s an eclipse, not Armageddon.
Says you, CNN is hoping that the missing airplane comes out of the vortex when this eclipse occurs.
>>There is going to be a lot of eye damage this time, so don’t be one of the sorry ones.<<
I checked with my ophthalmologist and she said she will call me with a recommendation.
Thanks!
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