We are a little over three weeks away from the Total Solar Eclipse and during the event on April 8, the Dallas Zoo is offering a pretty unique experience.
The Eclipse at the Zoo event will offer visitors the chance to observe how the zoo's various animals react to the celestial event!
According to NBC DFW, the zoo will offer "educational hands-on activities for children, including an ethogram to document observed animal behaviors." There will also be eclipse-themed foods and televisions across the park showing NASA's live broadcast of the total solar eclipse.
Dr. Tina Cloutier Barbour, associate vice president of animal care and welfare at Dallas Zoo, said, "We have a lot of animals here at the Dallas Zoo that we really care about, so anything we can learn about them that we didn't know before is really previous to us.
"If we find out this particular species seems to not really like it, then we know the next time it happens in 20 years we will not have them on habitat that day because their welfare and mental health is a top priority for us."
Tickets for Eclipse at the Zoo are available now!
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