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    Pacing, chirping, mating: Animal behavior during a solar eclipse

    A total solar eclipse will trace a path from Texas to Maine on April 8. One zoo curator explains how her animals responded last time.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 4, 2024 • 1 min read

    A total solar eclipse will trace a path from Texas to Maine on April 8. One zoo curator explains how her animals responded last time.

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      Alyson Proveaux

      curator of mammals at the Riverbanks Zoo in South Carolina

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Sonoran white wheat is a stealthy whole grain
    1. 0:00NATO turns 75, but Trump threatens its existence
    2. 10:31Right to Disconnect: CA bill empowers workers to reclaim personal time
    3. 19:21Weekend film reviews: ‘La Bête,’ ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘Girls State’
    4. 35:18Sonoran white wheat: Whole grain but doesn’t look or taste like it
    5. 42:37Pacing, chirping, mating: Animal behavior during a solar eclipseYou’re reading this
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