Animal Behavior During Solar Eclipses

The video explores how animals behave during solar eclipses, with historical and modern observations showing varied reactions. Scientific interest in this phenomenon has led to numerous studies, though challenges like limited sample sizes and observer bias complicate understanding. The video also highlights an upcoming eclipse and a NASA project inviting citizen scientists to record animal sounds during the event.

What unusual behavior did songbirds exhibit during the 2017 solar eclipse?

• They flew higher in the sky.

• They landed in trees and started singing.

• They stopped singing completely.

• They flew in circles.

What did a group of Galapagos tortoises do during a solar eclipse?

• They ran frantically.

• They made loud noises.

• They started mating and then gazed at the sky.

• They hid in their shells.

Which animal exhibited anxiety-related behavior by pacing their zoo enclosure during an eclipse?

• Baboons

• Horses

• Giraffes

• Chimpanzees

What behavior did orb-weaving spiders exhibit during an eclipse?

• They built new webs.

• They hid in their webs.

• They dismantled their webs.

• They left their webs.

What is a significant challenge in studying animal behavior during solar eclipses?

• Eclipses occur too frequently.

• Animals do not exhibit any noticeable behavior.

• Lack of interest from scientists.

• Limited sample size and infrequent occurrences.

Why is it difficult to categorize animal behavior during eclipses?

• Animals are not observed during eclipses.

• Animals do not react to eclipses.

• Contradictory findings in different studies.

• Eclipses are too short.

What complicates understanding what animals are thinking during an eclipse?

• Inability to conduct controlled experiments.

• Too many animals to observe.

• Lack of advanced technology.

• Animals' indifference to eclipses.

How might human expectations influence observations of animal behavior during eclipses?

• Humans might scare animals during eclipses.

• Humans might not observe any behavior.

• Humans might ignore animal behavior.

• Humans might misinterpret normal behavior as eclipse-related.

What is NASA's Heliophysics Education Activation Team's mission?

• To study the moon.

• To explore other planets.

• To provide educational guidance about the sun and its effects.

• To observe stars.

How can citizen scientists contribute to NASA's study of animal behavior during the upcoming eclipse?

• By writing reports on the eclipse.

• By taking photographs of the eclipse.

• By recording animal sounds with an audio moth device.

• By observing the sun.