Weird Things Animals Do During Eclipses

This Product is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASA’s Science Activation portfolio. The material contained in this document is based upon work supported by a National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) grant or cooperative agreement. Any questions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materials are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA. For centuries, humans have reported animals freaking out during solar eclipses, like birds falling from the sky and bees hiding in their hives, but the animals most affected by eclipses might be us. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Behavior: the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Our merch: - Our book: - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Cameron Duke | Script Writer and Narrator David Goldenberg | Director Lizah van der Aart | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC OUR STAFF ************ Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes Alex Reich • Henry Reich • Peter Reich Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | TikTok | @minuteearth Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Apple Podcasts| REFERENCES ************** Alvarez-Cárdenas, Sergio, et al. “Observations on Behavior of the Lizard Uta Stansburiana during a Total Solar Eclipse.” The Southwestern Naturalist, vol. 42, no. 1, 1997, pp. 108–112, Branch, Jane E., and Deborah A. Gust. “Effect of Solar Eclipse on the Behavior of a Captive Group of Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes).” American Journal of Primatology, vol. 11, no. 4, 1986, pp. 367–373, Chan, Melissa. “How Do Animals React to an Eclipse? Depends on How Smart They Are.” Time, 17 Aug. 2017, “Christopher Clavius - Biography.” Maths History, Georgia, University of. “How Does a Solar Eclipse Affect Animals?” Treehugger, Gil-Burmann, Carlos, and Marcial Beltrami. “Effect of Solar Eclipse on the Behavior of a Captive Group of Hamadryas Baboons (Papio Hamadryas).” Zoo Biology, vol. 22, no. 3, 2003, pp. 299–303, Hartstone-Rose, Adam, et al. “Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse.” Animals, vol. 10, no. 4, 31 Mar. 2020, p. 587, Hester, Jessica Leigh. “What We Know about How Animals Reacted to the 2017 Eclipse.” Atlas Obscura, 15 Nov. 2018, LESCURE, J. “THE EFFECT of a TOTAL SUN ECLIPSE on the VOCAL BEHAVIOR of SOME AMPHIBIANS.” THE EFFECT of a TOTAL SUN ECLIPSE on the VOCAL BEHAVIOR of SOME AMPHIBIANS., 1975, Murdin, Paul. “Effects of the 2001 Total Solar Eclipse on African Wildlife.” Astronomy & Geophysics, vol. 42, no. 4, 1 Aug. 2001, pp. –, Nilsson, Cecilia, et al. “Aeroecology of a Solar Eclipse.” Biology Letters, vol. 14, no. 11, 28 Nov. 2018, p. 20180485, Pandey, Kamleshwar, and Jagdamba P. Shukla. “Behavioural Studies of Freshwater Fishes during a Solar Eclipse.” Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 1982, pp. 63–64, Ritson, Robert, et al. “Comparing Social Media Observations of Animals during a Solar Eclipse to Published Research.” Animals, vol. 9, no. 2, 14 Feb. 2019, p. 59, Sanborn, Allen F., and Polly K. Phillips. “Observations on the Effect of a Partial Solar Eclipse on Calling in Some Desert Cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae).” The Florida Entomologist, vol. 75, no. 2, June 1992, p. 285, Uetz, George W., et al. “Behavior of Colonial Orb-Weaving Spiders during a Solar Eclipse.” Ethology, vol. 96, no. 1, 26 Apr. 2010, pp. 24–32,