South Carolina aquarium to monitor animal behavior during eclipse
AUGUST 19, 2017 / 8:11 PM / 39 MINUTES AGO
Nathan Frandino
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Animals in the path of the first total solar eclipse to travel across the United States in 99 years have a big surprise awaiting them on Monday afternoon, biologists say.
Zoos, aquariums and other wildlife parks see the celestial phenomenon as a special research opportunity to observe how birds and mammals react when the moon's shadow blots out most of the sun's light in the middle of the day, experts say.
The South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, the last spot over which the total eclipse will pass during its coast-to-coast journey, will carefully monitor the behavior of creatures during the minute and 36 seconds when the area goes dark.
Biologists have set up video cameras in the Salt Marsh Aviary and Mountain Forest exhibits to gather data.
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