Little Rock Zoo vet: Eclipse likely to be just another day for most animals

Some nocturnal creatures likely to make appearance

A flamingo tugs at one of its feathers at the Fort Worth Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Feb. 23, 2024 file photo. During the United States' 2017 total solar eclipse, flamingos at a South Carolina zoo huddled protectively around their juveniles. Researchers will be watching to see if the flamingos in Fort Worth and elsewhere show similar behavior during April's total eclipse. (AP/LM Otero)
A flamingo tugs at one of its feathers at the Fort Worth Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Feb. 23, 2024 file photo. During the United States' 2017 total solar eclipse, flamingos at a South Carolina zoo huddled protectively around their juveniles. Researchers will be watching to see if the flamingos in Fort Worth and elsewhere show similar behavior during April's total eclipse. (AP/LM Otero)


As Arkansans gape at the sky while witnessing the first total eclipse in more than a century, some animals are likely to change up their own daily routines and behaviors.

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