Thousands of volunteers recorded bird behavior in response to the total solar eclipse of 2024, revealing a diversity of bird responses. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

For some, the wonder of total solar eclipses is enhanced with reports of animals responding as if night has come early. In 1932, New England cattle were reported heading to their barns, while frogs began to call. However, other observers dispute this, with one regular eclipse-chaser telling IFLScience, “The only animal I’ve seen responding oddly to an eclipse is humans.”

To settle this question, a team of scientists decided to collect large-scale data, with the “ Great American Eclipse ” of April 2024 providing the perfect opportunity. They develope

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