Eileen Townsend

Oct 6, 2023 | atlasobscura.com | Jessica Leigh Hester |Eric Grundhauser |Natasha Frost |Eileen Townsend

This is not exactly how most animals react to an eclipse. Six years ago, when the moon blocked out the sun over a vast swath of the United States, Atlas Obscura had a slight case of Eclipse Madness. So we’re all set to help guide you through the annular eclipse, also known as a “Ring of Fire” eclipse, that will cut a swath across the Western United States and Central and South America, on October 14, 2023. How do animals react to an eclipse’s mysterious daytime darkness?