During the total solar eclipse, animals at the Dallas Zoo, including an okapi, were observed looking up at the sun. Thousands of people visited the zoo to witness the eclipse and see how the animals would react.
People observe one of the Dallas Zoo ’s okapi as they wait for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Dallas. During totality, Dallas Zoo zoologists reported that it seemed like the okapi, which are native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa , looked up at the sun.
Gorillas and giraffes headed toward the doors that lead to their indoor habitats. All birds headed to their evening roost, where they usually rest for the night, and grew quiet. Zebras and ostriches huddled among their own species. Okapi seemed to look up at the sun.Zoo staff stood on the roofs of nearby structures or close to the habitats to monitor the animals during the eclipse.
Remembering how the chickens in his neighborhood headed to their coops moments before totality, his family came to the Dallas Zoo to watch the eclipse and see how more exotic animals would react to it. People line up to enter the Dallas Zoo before doors opens at 9 a.m. on eclipse day, April 8, 2024, in Dallas.An overcast sky and the poor weather forecast threatened to spoil eclipse-viewing opportunities, but patches of blue became visible by noon as clouds parted, improving visibility.
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