🎵🎵Turn around... Every now and then we get a little bit excited at listening to the animal sounds... in a partial eclipse at the Zoo! 🎵🎵

Animals were spotted making a few subtle changes at the peak of the partial eclipse yesterday. When it was darkest, the East African crowned cranes made loud calls before stopping once the light returned. The flamingos moved off their island and into the water even swimming toward their evening roosting spot. In the Bird Garden, the dark seemed to make the insects more active and one tawny frogmouth took advantage for an afternoon snack. The butterflies in our care stopped flying and some started to roost for the night, while the nearby tree crickets started to call.

Though it's not clear that it was caused by the eclipse, a couple of giraffes even tilted their heads to look around during the peak. Sea lion training went on as usual without much reaction to the celestial event, but their moves were as good as ever!

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