When the moon hides the sun in a total solar eclipse, some animals seem to think that it is briefly nighttime, while others pace anxiously or even gaze up at the sky
is impossible not to notice – the disc of the sun is completely covered by the moon, its shadow rushes across the surface of the earth, the temperature drops precipitously. Even animals seem to notice, and researchers around the world have studied how they react.
The other reaction that the researchers spotted in many of the animals was anxiety. “We have a lot of experience trying to assess anxiety in animals, especially in zoo animals, because we’re always trying to mitigate that,” says Hartstone-Rose. “So we’re very cognisant of behaviours that might indicate anxiety.”
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