CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — We are days away from experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime event here in Western New York.
While the solar eclipse will only last for a few minutes, it's going to shake things up in the ecosystem.
Onlookers will certainly be wowed by the eclipse saying noises like, "Ahh." However, pay attention to surrounding wildlife.
They're going to be making noises too.
Environmentalist Mary Ronan shared some of that information with 2 On Your Side during an hour-long public walking tour held at the Reinstein Woods Nature Park in Cheektowaga.
"We're going to expect erratic behavior for that time of day. During totality, animals tend to follow their night-time routine," Ronan says.
She says the animals will behave differently.
Many of them will begin their bedtime/night-time routine.
However, Ronan says they will come out once it gets light out again.
"Scientists have been observing this during multiple eclipses and anywhere from backyards, to nature preserves, to zoos. No animals have shown any crazy erratic behavior."
For those planning to view the eclipse at Reinstein Woods, environmentalists encourage you to record the sounds.
"Scientists are interested in what happens during these moments of totality. So, it's really interesting how the animals change."
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