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Did you know animals can sense a solar eclipse before humans even notice light changes?

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Did you know animals might be able to sense a solar eclipse before we do? During a partial eclipse in the 1850s, an observer noticed something strange. Several minutes before the eclipse began, and while the daylight seemed perfectly normal, all the animals around started acting odd. Fowls, ducks, and pigeons became languid and perched on railings. In a nearby field, horses, cows, and sheep stopped grazing and seemed stupefied. Once the eclipse passed, they all went back to their usual activities. It raises a fascinating question: how do they know it is not just a passing cloud?

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