As the April 8 total solar eclipse nears, one of Dallas’ top attractions is preparing for a unique experience.
allowing visitors to take in the eclipse and witness how animals may react to the celestial event.The zoo will offer educational hands-on activities for children, including an ethogram to document observed animal behaviors.Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersThere will be eclipse-themed foods and televisions across the park showing NASA’s live broadcast of the total solar eclipse.
“We have a lot of animals here at the Dallas Zoo that we really care about, so anything we can learn about them that we didn’t know before is really previous to us,” said Dr. Tina Cloutier Barbour, associate vice president of animal care and welfare at Dallas Zoo. “If we find out this particular species seems to not really like it, then we know the next time it happens in 20 years we will not have them on habitat that day because their welfare and mental health is a top priority for us.
“It’s a really cool opportunity to engage in some scientific exploration of animal behavior,” said Cloutier Barbour.“Elephants and chimpanzees are the most intelligent species that we have here at the Dallas Zoo, so if anyone’s keen to something being up, it would be them,” she said.Perhaps perceiving danger, flamingos tend to become protective and huddle around juveniles and chicks.
A question some may have is whether animals, especially primates, risk damage to their eyes should they look up during the eclipse.“That’s a really good question,” said Cloutier Barbour.There is one reptile that is said to become ‘frisky’ during the celestial event.
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