The Great American Solar Eclipse happened today, and other in the awe, humans were not affected the least bit. The rest of the animal kingdom might not have been the same way. Scientific studies and personal accounts report that there is eerie silence among the animals during solar eclipses. Many people want to know why.
The scientific world has one main answer, light cues. Daytime fishes go to shelter, while night-time fish go on the hunt during solar eclipses. Deep ocean animals migrate upward for food, then goes back down. It is the result of the animal's internal clock are affected temporarily, they look to the sky to get their correct cues. Personal accounts vary from person-to-person
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