Solar eclipses are ____ events. But they occur more often than ____ people tend to believe. On average, a total ____ eclipse is visible from some place on Earth once ____ eighteen months. But the viewing area from the ground is only about sixty miles wide. So depending on where you live, you might not have much of a view. Still, it's not every day that the moon overshadows the sun. It's ____ extraordinary event when suddenly the sky ____ dark and the temperature ____ several degrees. So, it's no surprise that in the past eclipses have inspired fear and awe in humans. For thousands of years eclipses ____ considered to be bad omens by nearly every civilization. Now that scientists can explain what an eclipse is, and ____ when these events will occur, most people understand what's going on. But what about animals? How do animals ____ when the sun disappears completely in the middle of the day? There's not a lot of research on animal ____ during an eclipse, but some ____ indicate that primates, birds, and some insects may react. Certain ____ start dismantling their webs. There is also evidence that birds stop ____, and chimps stare ____ at the sky. One young chimp even stood and pointed at the eclipse. The more vocal animals seem to get anxious and start making noise. Night owls hoot. Bats take to the sky. Crickets chirp. Frogs ____. It's even been reported that bees have stopped humming, squirrels got agitated, and chickens ____ together. At some zoos and sanctuaries, many animals ____ for bed, while others woke ____ and became active. Some animals, it seems, didn't seem to ____ at all.

Animal Behavior During an Eclipse

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