Alyson Proveaux

curator of mammals at the Riverbanks Zoo in South Carolina

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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.

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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