It’s because the tortoise are the only ones who’ve been around to see multiple eclipse. They know all the other animals are busy freaking out, giving them the time to get freaky.
We were at a zoo next to the elephant enclosure. Earlier the elephants ignored everyone and stayed way back from the fence. But, during the eclipse they came over to the fence closest to the crowds. They started pacing back and forth and trumpeting over and over. Clearly, they knew this was very unusual. Meanwhile, the tigers rolled over and went back to sleep. Too cool for the room I guess.
I was in a 93% coverage area. The MINUTE after the peak coverage, when the angle of the eclipse changed and the sky began to brighten again, the birds started chirping and cawing like it was morningtime. That was really neat to witness. Leading up to the peak, it got eerily quiet outdoors.
This happened in my area too, and I was only in 88% coverage. Also, a wild rabbit came out and started eating grass, then ran back into the brush when the sun came back out.
@seajelly2421 the fact documented wars have been tied to eclipses until modern day roughly 300 years ago. A TON of uncontacted tribes can be seen going at it. One tribe in Brazil was contacted, has a 6 part documentary you can find on here. In the book he wrote he confirmed it as well.
Yes , the gibbons having a specific vocalization is by far the most astounding. Other commenters seem to be fixated on the tortoises though which in itself is kind of interesting
“Yeah, we gibbons like to live in the moment. We don’t really talk about eclipses in our day to day lives, but when there is one, it’s all we talk about. “
Makes a lot more sense now why a solar eclipse was always sketchy to humans in the past. If I see wild animals acting this different I'd think the solar eclipse meant the end too.
Prairie dogs have words for stuff like that too, & since they bark to describe approaching strangers to the rest of the colony we were able to translate it! We know what the prairie dog word for "jeans" is
It's simple. Animals "know" when day and night is but suddenly it gets dark when they know it's day and "see" the sun dissappear. It's a random, drastic change to their "schedules"
The sun will also "disappear" on very overcast days. Yet the animals don't display this behavior on those days, just in eclipses. So it's not that simple.
@@pbase36 Even the overcasted of days don't get as dark as an eclipse. You'd need an actual hurricane to get even close to that light level. And during a hurricane most animals will intuitively understand what's going on.
@@lonestarr1490 Eclipses are not "full" everywhere at once. It depends on your location, you can see that on the map of the latest eclipse. Some areas got very dark, some did not. Here in SC, where this study was done, we did not get a full eclipse. Rather it was just as it the day was heavily overcast.
@@SPGHTTFRT I was responding to lonestarr, who mentioned that overcast days do not get as dark as a full eclipse. That's true, but as I stated, not every place experienced a "full eclipse." In SC, the eclipse for us was like an overcast day. Yet the animals behaved differently during the eclipse than they did on an overcast day. So there's something different about an eclipse, even a partial one, for animals. As far as there being a difference in their behavior between a partial and a full, I don't know. I'm only looking at the study done in SC, which was mentioned in this video.
We had literal human beings act up during the eclipse. It was only a few, but the point is, either by purpose or just being born that way...ignorance and naivety creates fear. Fear is what these creatures felt and acted as if yeah..the world was ending.
@@TechnicolorMammoth A woman killed one of her children and her husband because she felt a "disturbance" with the eclipse. She most likely had something wrong with her beforehand, but I feel the eclipse was that final push.
I dont think humans were around enough animals acting weird at once for them to notice, but the sky thing i agree. I didn’t see my dog or cat react lol
The pair of neighborhood crows that we feed regularly came and sat near us and seemed to watch it as well. Usually they move about a lot more, but they barely moved the start to the finish of the eclipse.
My Tortoise always "looks" up into the sky when sunbathing in the morning. I think those tortoises might simply thing its morning and that they need their sunbath to get going.
@@feliciag5789 My neighbors cat followed them to a field two blocks away where they watched the eclipse. Someone lit off fireworks and their cat did not come home for almost two days.
Lorikeets are really (pun not intended) flighty birds. We've got a couple 100 that live in trees around my house - we're right next to a shopping centre - and car or truck lights can really set them off, ask flying and calling for anywhere between 5-30 minutes. And a strange noise? That's insanity. So it really doesn't surprise me that they'd react with calls in an eclipse. I'm actually more surprised that they didn't fly around like maniacs, too.
All of them made a lot of sense to me. Animals are scared and freaking out over a celestial event that they don't understand. But then the Tortoises... LMAO!
The difference is that the tortoises have been through this 5+ times before because they live for so long. They know that it's just going to pass. They make an excuse to have a party instead.
I forgot about the eclipse. I was laying in bed trying to get a nap. Out of nowhere, the hawks in my neighbors tree start freaking out for like 5min. Then I went outside to lay in the sun a bit after that & my other neighbors chickens & roosters started going nuts. Then it got cloudy a bit after that... so I thought. Then realized it was the eclipse. Edit: it was very quiet during the totality. Not one bird or dog.
Where I’m from (San Diego) There’s these types of parrots that are not native, they’ve multiplied over the years after being released from captivity. During the eclipse, they all sat on the power line infront of my house and were still and silent. which is really abnormal for them. They are always super loud and move around a lot. It was super trippy
well even thou you are partially right you are wrong about the human part. there will be 8 total solar eclipses in the next 10 years. they are just at diffrent parts of the world. the whole "this event won't be happening for another 300+ years" is just bullshit and clever wording. bc it won't happen in that region for another 300+ years but just take a plane and fly a couple of hours and you will be able to see another one in less than 10 years time
I was in a cloud covered area that was right in the center of the totality. It went dark rapidly and stayed that way for too long! I felt a sense of relief when it got lighter again.
What I think, since the moon blocks the sunlight, the animals percieve this sudden darkness as night time. As these animals usually knows when it's night fall, the sudden darkness they do not understand made them anxious. These animals understand that predators are more likely to appear at night time, and this sudden darkness mean to them that the predators are coming.
That might be the case, however I don't know how that applies to tortoises. Maybe it's a combination of reasons as to why these reactions happen with animals.
I was in the path of totality a few years ago, just happened to be by some horses. They kicked and ran around, hard to tell if it was fearful. Seemed playful. I want to say the made noise but I question the memory. Kicking and running around definitely happened. Birds in the area all stopped chirping
I heard a total solar eclipse described as "like the sky broke" - and actually seeing it in person, yeah, that's pretty accurate! I can imagine why animals might get freaked out if they have any level of intelligence. It gets dark in the middle of the day and then there's a strange object in the sky unlike anything you've ever seen before, and then within 2 minutes everything is pretty much back to normal, if a little dim
Tortoises: Oh, yeah, I remember this crazy thing from 100 years ago. Hey Shelly! Full moon shinin' durin' the day. Let's not waste this. It's beautiful and so are you ;)
Last time I saw an explipce, there was probably hundreds of bumblebees landing on the ground and started walking confused around. And we have a huge murder of crows nearby, they went completely silent! As the rest of the birds.
As far as I know, bees die if they don't make it back to the hive at night, so I'm sure it was very confusing for them to be out at "night" without dying!
They just go to bed. The crickets come out, the night animals come out and the day Animals go to sleep. Then it's as if nature itself yells "April Fool" then the procedure starts right back up.
Tortoises get some because they think the world is ending, then it turns daylight again and they look up to the sky "Reeeeally? You're not ending? I didn't pull out!"
That what separates us from animals. We were once like them, freaking out by strange lights in the sky, then we figured them out, calmed down, predicted them and now have events to see it. Meanwhile the animals still freak with no clue what is happening.
All other animals: " omg the world is ending everyone freak out! " Tortoises: " good mood lighting, nice atmosphere, everyone's distracted, no more PG13 time "
You should study animals more. Its really interesting because they are all intelligent in their own way, even insects. And they all have emotions. They are so in tune with nature that they even predict earthquakes long before it happens. And tsunamis. And volcano eruptions. And storms. Animals are the experts at nature. We humans are too removed from mother earth. That's why it's so good to be out in nature to be with animals. Even if its just feeding pigeons. The love and appreciation animals show when we help them and are good to them is such an innocent unmatched love. Animals don't judge except on if you are a kind person or a mean person to them.
You know that thing you say to people who are far away that's like "you're not that far cause we're looking up at the same moon" that's me with these tortoises and the eclipse I'm crying
Love at the perceived end of the world. Kind of cool that it would lead to such a calm but probably grim thought process for the animal. Suppose they think they can weather the storm enough so that the next generation will get more of a fighting chance. Even if this might be more instinctual than individual intelligence.
Galapagos turtles have seen more eclipses than humans. They get very very old. They were not scared. And they do have intelligence. All animals do. Even insects. But we humans are so used to think the only intelligence that counts is to be a human. A human alone withouth instruments, can't predict an earthquake or a tsunami. Animals can. That's impressive. They are in tune with nature. We have completely separated ourselves from nature as if we would not be part of it. So were not in tune with nature anymore. Even though billions of humans have been born, and gone back to mother earth, became part of it again.
I KNEW IT. The birds in my neighborhood were all loud right before then during it was super quiet and after they were back at it. But I wasn’t sure if I made myself think that lol
I imagine that most animals would freak out if the giant glowing warm object in the sky goes black and ominous for a bit. "Well, the suns dead, so i guess we are too!"
Here's a side note that's not taught anywhere near as much as it should be. The scientific name for the Western Lowland Gorilla is "Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla"
If youve ever seen an eclipse in totality its like someone used a dimmer outside. Thats the dopest mood lighting you'll ever have. Tortoises are truly wise creatures.
Both of mine just slept through it. Didn't bother them one bit. Same with my 4 cats. We weren't in the path of totality though, we only got a high 80 something percent.
Sub: Tortoises. That ain't super weird, that's rather super normal..or no tortoise millons years ago. IMHO: Considering the well known speed of tortoises movements, they have to catch the moment, half light and all around acting like loony or watching the sky; that's a class act 😉
Tortoises during the eclipse: "Well, the world is ending. Might as well hit up ol Lydia for one last bang before we go."
Tutels are humans are turtles are hooman
Bruh 😂
😂😂😂😂😂wasted
And I don’t blame them, id do the same.
Go out with a bang
It’s because the tortoise are the only ones who’ve been around to see multiple eclipse. They know all the other animals are busy freaking out, giving them the time to get freaky.
You actually have a good point there!
Exactly what I was thinking.
its giving Tolkien
Interesting hypothesis
The tortoises have lived longer and know more of the phenomenon. procreate and Bless God.🎉🎉😂❤❤❤
We were at a zoo next to the elephant enclosure. Earlier the elephants ignored everyone and stayed way back from the fence. But, during the eclipse they came over to the fence closest to the crowds. They started pacing back and forth and trumpeting over and over. Clearly, they knew this was very unusual. Meanwhile, the tigers rolled over and went back to sleep. Too cool for the room I guess.
😂tigers 😅
They r smart !!!!!
I’d do the same
Cats will be cats
The tigers are probably just resigned to the fact that they can't go hunt some crazed eclipse meat while trapped in the zoo.
Tigers are still just really big cats.
And cats just won't give a fuck about stuff like this
As usual idiots be idiots
I was in a 93% coverage area. The MINUTE after the peak coverage, when the angle of the eclipse changed and the sky began to brighten again, the birds started chirping and cawing like it was morningtime. That was really neat to witness.
Leading up to the peak, it got eerily quiet outdoors.
This happened in my area too, and I was only in 88% coverage. Also, a wild rabbit came out and started eating grass, then ran back into the brush when the sun came back out.
Be thankful you don't live by uncontected tribes, they tend to start wars
@@Saaahdood how do you know this, exactly? 😒
@seajelly2421 the fact documented wars have been tied to eclipses until modern day roughly 300 years ago. A TON of uncontacted tribes can be seen going at it.
One tribe in Brazil was contacted, has a 6 part documentary you can find on here. In the book he wrote he confirmed it as well.
@seajelly2421 oh and my 3 local tribes have history with it.
To me the Gibbons having a specific vocalisation for an eclipse is by far the most interesting
yes it is
Yes I need to know if it's the same specific one in different populations/different generations cause if so that's wild!
Yes , the gibbons having a specific vocalization is by far the most astounding. Other commenters seem to be fixated on the tortoises though which in itself is kind of interesting
“Yeah, we gibbons like to live in the moment. We don’t really talk about eclipses in our day to day lives, but when there is one, it’s all we talk about. “
@@sianmilne4879that's what I was wondering!
Having an end of the world orgy party then the world doesn't end. awkward.
I hate when that happens
@@realscienceayo?
@@realscience
And how many have you attended? ROFL
This is literally a WHOLE Rick and Morty episode.
@@realscience average real science sexperience
Makes a lot more sense now why a solar eclipse was always sketchy to humans in the past. If I see wild animals acting this different I'd think the solar eclipse meant the end too.
It's really cool that gibbons have a word for "eclipse".
Yes, but of course it's in their own special language. Translated into the English language, it means "$hit!!!"
Prairie dogs have words for stuff like that too, & since they bark to describe approaching strangers to the rest of the colony we were able to translate it! We know what the prairie dog word for "jeans" is
@@tabula_rosa thats really cool. Where can I find this info?
@@72768 cant share links so google "prairie dog language decoded", top result should be a CBC article about it
Baboons, giraffes and lorakeets: "is this the end? I'm scared"
Gibboons: "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"
tortoises: "the end is coming, and so am I."
underrated comment
Imagine it in oogway voice
LMFAO
Coming am I 🐢@@himanshugurjar9002
@@himanshugurjar9002 It took a second to process 😂😂 Like oogway is a TURTLE
All my chickens started marching in line back to their coop,lol,
Majoras mask?
"damn it's nighttime already?"
That sounds adorable, the foster home that I was in for a bit a had chickens and I have very fond memories of them
That’s actually pretty smart if you think about it lol
A local deer stood on his two hind legs. Said my fathers name, my name and 2069 idk lol
then went normal.
It's simple. Animals "know" when day and night is but suddenly it gets dark when they know it's day and "see" the sun dissappear. It's a random, drastic change to their "schedules"
The sun will also "disappear" on very overcast days. Yet the animals don't display this behavior on those days, just in eclipses. So it's not that simple.
@@pbase36 Even the overcasted of days don't get as dark as an eclipse. You'd need an actual hurricane to get even close to that light level. And during a hurricane most animals will intuitively understand what's going on.
@@lonestarr1490 Eclipses are not "full" everywhere at once. It depends on your location, you can see that on the map of the latest eclipse. Some areas got very dark, some did not.
Here in SC, where this study was done, we did not get a full eclipse. Rather it was just as it the day was heavily overcast.
@@pbase36is there a difference in animal behaviors during full eclipse vs partial?
@@SPGHTTFRT I was responding to lonestarr, who mentioned that overcast days do not get as dark as a full eclipse. That's true, but as I stated, not every place experienced a "full eclipse." In SC, the eclipse for us was like an overcast day. Yet the animals behaved differently during the eclipse than they did on an overcast day. So there's something different about an eclipse, even a partial one, for animals.
As far as there being a difference in their behavior between a partial and a full, I don't know. I'm only looking at the study done in SC, which was mentioned in this video.
Our dogs were strangely relaxed. They’re normally incredibly hyper but they were just.. calm. It was odd.
So what you're saying is, tortoises, as a species, have an eclipse kink.
*edit* thanks for all the likes. Most I've gotten on any platform.
A very rare and very specific kink to have. Beats the hell out of having a foot fetish though, I guess. 😂
More data needed but we're onto something here
I hate to "bandwagon", but I am now also on this train
You’ve gotta good point
Jesus is coming soon. Repent and turn away from your SINS TODAY🤗🤗..
That the tortoises all gazed up at rhe sky after the eclipse makes me think they believed they saved the sun somehow by their little orgy. 😮
STOP, WHY DID THIS MAKE ME THINK OF THAT ONE LAND BEFORE TIME MOVIE WHERE THE LONG NECKS THOUGHT THEY PUSHED THE SUN BACK INTO THE SKY 😭😭😭😭
Well, it's always worked for them before!
@@alphalunablue8918 lol me too
We have a lot to thank tortoises for.
Of my.
Does this mean, if the last Galapagos turtle goes the way of the dodo, the sun will never be freed after the next eclipse 😮?
Get the tortoises some eclipse glasses STAT
Jesus is coming soon. Repent and turn away from your SINS TODAY🤗🤗..
@@idehenebenezer802nah if Jesus is a real one he’ll have my back when judgement comes knocking
@@idehenebenezer802 eww. Jesus shouldn't be doing that 8n front of the little ones. Idgaf what the preachers and preists do
Tortoise Eclipse Cult was not what I was expecting
Tortoise Eclipse SEX Cult
Tortoise Eclipse Cult Orgy even less so! 🐢
Shells wide shut.
must have been terrifying back then, the sky darkens, the sun disappears and the animals act up
We had literal human beings act up during the eclipse. It was only a few, but the point is, either by purpose or just being born that way...ignorance and naivety creates fear. Fear is what these creatures felt and acted as if yeah..the world was ending.
@@TechnicolorMammoth
A woman killed one of her children and her husband because she felt a "disturbance" with the eclipse. She most likely had something wrong with her beforehand, but I feel the eclipse was that final push.
@@ron4202it's terrible how pseudoscience can negatively affect people like this, the situation overall is just tragic
... Turtles start f kings...
I dont think humans were around enough animals acting weird at once for them to notice, but the sky thing i agree. I didn’t see my dog or cat react lol
The pair of neighborhood crows that we feed regularly came and sat near us and seemed to watch it as well. Usually they move about a lot more, but they barely moved the start to the finish of the eclipse.
Interesting! I love that you have that relationship with them.
They trust you, it’s a known fact that they remember good (or bad) deeds towards other of their kind, same goes for themselves
My Tortoise always "looks" up into the sky when sunbathing in the morning. I think those tortoises might simply thing its morning and that they need their sunbath to get going.
Mom told me our chickens went up to roost and then they were all confused after
I was laughing that as the moon started moving away and the sunlight started to return, birds were chirping like they do around sunrise.
Yep! We live surrounded by woods. Birds were making some usual daytime noise, got quiet and then started in like it was morning right after
@@familyof1052 _:00 crickets feels pretty weird
My chickens went bonkers as it start to cover the sun. Even my horses were running around like crazy till the light came back.
Tortoises getting last one in before the end of the world.
priorities
Same with earthquakes. They just know something is up.
It may have something to do with the ground rumbling, but it's definitely a mystery.
No mystery.
Earthquakes usually come with a release of gas beforehand.
Many animals like reptiles and dogs can smell that hours or even day before.
Tortoises had the most hippie response ever
my chickens thought it was bed time and all gathered for a nap. my cats each decided to pick a person and stand with their side touching a leg.
aww maybe the kitties were looking for comfort, or even trying to reassure you?
@@feliciag5789 My neighbors cat followed them to a field two blocks away where they watched the eclipse. Someone lit off fireworks and their cat did not come home for almost two days.
Had a squirrel on a roof freeze for a solid 10 minutes, then darted offf
Yep, I was in a nature preserve, and all the wildlife went crazy
Lorikeets are really (pun not intended) flighty birds. We've got a couple 100 that live in trees around my house - we're right next to a shopping centre - and car or truck lights can really set them off, ask flying and calling for anywhere between 5-30 minutes. And a strange noise? That's insanity. So it really doesn't surprise me that they'd react with calls in an eclipse. I'm actually more surprised that they didn't fly around like maniacs, too.
All of them made a lot of sense to me. Animals are scared and freaking out over a celestial event that they don't understand. But then the Tortoises... LMAO!
They also don't know it only lasts a couple of minutes and is not the end of the world or whatever. I could totally understand them acting up.
Even though last time watching an eclipse my dog almost fell asleep and the birds stopped singing (unlike those zoo parrots).
Sounds like humans when they thought the eclipse or comets were angry gods.
@@I.C.Weiner same with anything that comes across something that they don’t have the means of understanding. Gotta start somewhere.
The difference is that the tortoises have been through this 5+ times before because they live for so long. They know that it's just going to pass. They make an excuse to have a party instead.
When are tortoises ever not mating 😂
When they need to save their population
when theyre dead
@@ZeroSonic360 😂😂😂😂😂😂
When they need to find a straw
Tortoise be like - lights gonna to turn off let's mate
Everyone panics, but its a mating season for 1000 year old turtles.
When the dark started coming on...my cat started getting sketchy, anxious...bit zoomie. So wild.
I forgot about the eclipse. I was laying in bed trying to get a nap. Out of nowhere, the hawks in my neighbors tree start freaking out for like 5min. Then I went outside to lay in the sun a bit after that & my other neighbors chickens & roosters started going nuts. Then it got cloudy a bit after that... so I thought. Then realized it was the eclipse.
Edit: it was very quiet during the totality. Not one bird or dog.
Our dogs just thought we skipped dinner.
Where I’m from (San Diego) There’s these types of parrots that are not native, they’ve multiplied over the years after being released from captivity. During the eclipse, they all sat on the power line infront of my house and were still and silent. which is really abnormal for them. They are always super loud and move around a lot. It was super trippy
Maybe they were observing how the humans react, they know we are intelligent creatures, they were watching humans to try and make sense of it perhaps
Animals don't need humans for everything. I think they were observing the eclipse and having their own thoughts about it.
Those parakeets are loud. Can hear even them before I see them flying back to the beach before sunset.
Yes their behavior is unusual why my cat actually act like he was glad to see me!
Probably a coincidence. The cat was probably just hungry.
@TehKarmalizer no actually my cats clingy
Because tortoises have seen more Eclipse than humans ever could, simply because they live longer.
well even thou you are partially right you are wrong about the human part. there will be 8 total solar eclipses in the next 10 years. they are just at diffrent parts of the world. the whole "this event won't be happening for another 300+ years" is just bullshit and clever wording. bc it won't happen in that region for another 300+ years but just take a plane and fly a couple of hours and you will be able to see another one in less than 10 years time
so... they just start to mate?
They been foreplaying in slow motion since last eclipse! 😂
The seagulls in my area started circling in a group over one spot during the eclipse.
I was in a cloud covered area that was right in the center of the totality. It went dark rapidly and stayed that way for too long! I felt a sense of relief when it got lighter again.
"Hey, wanna do it and then stare at the eclipse?" "Sure." XD
My dog barked and went goofy around a few hours of it. He actually woke me up when it started.
What I think, since the moon blocks the sunlight, the animals percieve this sudden darkness as night time. As these animals usually knows when it's night fall, the sudden darkness they do not understand made them anxious. These animals understand that predators are more likely to appear at night time, and this sudden darkness mean to them that the predators are coming.
That might be the case, however I don't know how that applies to tortoises. Maybe it's a combination of reasons as to why these reactions happen with animals.
great observation
Yeah this makes sense, I was thinking something like that but at least you were able to put it in better words than what I was able to
predators arent the only ones coming
But like, what about the tortoises tho
My father said that when he experienced an eclipse, the animals went to sleep because they thought it was nighttime. This was decades ago.
Different types of responses to stress/ solar eclipse 😂
It's probably the only time Tortoises can have some privacy for once! 🤣👍
Fish during the eclipse: (0)o(0)
I expect that the tortoises have witnessed far more eclipses than any other critter on the list.
I was in the path of totality a few years ago, just happened to be by some horses. They kicked and ran around, hard to tell if it was fearful. Seemed playful. I want to say the made noise but I question the memory. Kicking and running around definitely happened. Birds in the area all stopped chirping
I'm pretty sure that horses arch their tails up at the base when they're happy so if they had their tails down flat then yeah probably anxious
I heard a total solar eclipse described as "like the sky broke" - and actually seeing it in person, yeah, that's pretty accurate! I can imagine why animals might get freaked out if they have any level of intelligence. It gets dark in the middle of the day and then there's a strange object in the sky unlike anything you've ever seen before, and then within 2 minutes everything is pretty much back to normal, if a little dim
"time for one more Big Bang"
Humans: calm
Most animals: panik
Tortoises: “it’s the honey moon”
I love how birds are like humans, they huddle up together to watch the eclipse😂
I was more like the turtles..
The increase in passion is documented
Police reports of increase crime during eclipses is well documented
well thats interesting they all look up at the sun
They didn't get the memo about the glasses
Someone needs to do an ophthalmology research on these animals 🙈🐾🐾🐾
And humans drag their children on this strange road trip for a 4 minute show.
The sudden drop in temperature gets the reptiles attention.
We seen a bunch of Canadians geese gathering and honkying loudly. Kinda like they do at night time
My animals acted the same. We all napped
Every other animal "omg something is wrong and I'm scared."
Tortoise: "boutta get me some. 🐢👀"
Tortoises:
Oh, yeah, I remember this crazy thing from 100 years ago. Hey Shelly! Full moon shinin' durin' the day. Let's not waste this. It's beautiful and so are you ;)
I love the sound of this person's voice, it's so soothing and relaxing.
Last time I saw an explipce, there was probably hundreds of bumblebees landing on the ground and started walking confused around. And we have a huge murder of crows nearby, they went completely silent! As the rest of the birds.
As far as I know, bees die if they don't make it back to the hive at night, so I'm sure it was very confusing for them to be out at "night" without dying!
@@goose2888
Bees can and will use a flower as bed and breakfast if nessesery 🐝👍 Have seen bumblebees do it all the time.
I hope these animals are sure to wear their eclipse goggles.
How any of us survived the hype that was spewed out over the last eclipse is really phenomenal!
They just go to bed. The crickets come out, the night animals come out and the day Animals go to sleep. Then it's as if nature itself yells "April Fool" then the procedure starts right back up.
There was full cloud cover here. And we only had about 40 percent coverage the my cat stared out the window for the whole thing
An hens simply fall to sleep thinking is nighttime haha
Tortoises get some because they think the world is ending, then it turns daylight again and they look up to the sky "Reeeeally? You're not ending? I didn't pull out!"
Tortoises are like "Well looks like we are f'ed might as well go out that way, hey Martha brace yourself!"
why did you say that name !?😂
@@daarom3472 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Might be someone he knew 😂@@daarom3472
Bruh why martha 😂
@@KartikChauhan__KC 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Learnt something new today!!! Thank you!
tortoises just living their best life
Speaking as a mammal it made me very anxious and nervous❤
They finally figured out the breeding patterns of tortoises.
Animal Farm: Solar Eclipse edition
That what separates us from animals. We were once like them, freaking out by strange lights in the sky, then we figured them out, calmed down, predicted them and now have events to see it. Meanwhile the animals still freak with no clue what is happening.
All other animals: " omg the world is ending everyone freak out! "
Tortoises: " good mood lighting, nice atmosphere, everyone's distracted, no more PG13 time "
I didn't know this phenomenon would affect with nature like this. Amazing!
Why Not they are tuned
Into nature More than
People......😊
You should study animals more. Its really interesting because they are all intelligent in their own way, even insects. And they all have emotions.
They are so in tune with nature that they even predict earthquakes long before it happens. And tsunamis. And volcano eruptions.
And storms.
Animals are the experts at nature. We humans are too removed from mother earth. That's why it's so good to be out in nature to be with animals. Even if its just feeding pigeons. The love and appreciation animals show when we help them and are good to them is such an innocent unmatched love. Animals don't judge except on if you are a kind person or a mean person to them.
We heard the roosters start crowing. Like it was morning again.
You know that thing you say to people who are far away that's like "you're not that far cause we're looking up at the same moon" that's me with these tortoises and the eclipse I'm crying
Tortoise be like 'damn the lights are out! Time to Bang!! Mwahahaha 😂
Tortoises: *Looking up at the Sky*…. Not gonna lie, that’s kind of hot
Love at the perceived end of the world.
Kind of cool that it would lead to such a calm but probably grim thought process for the animal.
Suppose they think they can weather the storm enough so that the next generation will get more of a fighting chance. Even if this might be more instinctual than individual intelligence.
Galapagos turtles have seen more eclipses than humans. They get very very old. They were not scared. And they do have intelligence. All animals do. Even insects. But we humans are so used to think the only intelligence that counts is to be a human.
A human alone withouth instruments, can't predict an earthquake or a tsunami. Animals can. That's impressive.
They are in tune with nature. We have completely separated ourselves from nature as if we would not be part of it.
So were not in tune with nature anymore.
Even though billions of humans have been born, and gone back to mother earth, became part of it again.
And here are my cats…we’re in the path of totality…and they’re asleep on the couch through the whole thing. 😅
Love that gibbons have a special call that means, "ECLIPSE!!!"
... and the Galopagos Tortoise response is just perfect, chef's kiss.
Coolest video I’ve seen about the eclipse
I agree.
All animals come together and say "the fuck did the sun go?"
And tortoises said: " the sun will come back soon, let's use the little peace we have until the others figure it out."
I KNEW IT. The birds in my neighborhood were all loud right before then during it was super quiet and after they were back at it. But I wasn’t sure if I made myself think that lol
The tortoise knows whats best to do when its the end of the world. I think I'm a tortoise 😂😂
I imagine that most animals would freak out if the giant glowing warm object in the sky goes black and ominous for a bit. "Well, the suns dead, so i guess we are too!"
I wonder if humans had strange behaviors during the solar eclipse when we still didn’t know what was happening. And I mean like wayyyyyy back when
Going out with a bang. Gotta love it.
Here's a side note that's not taught anywhere near as much as it should be.
The scientific name for the Western Lowland Gorilla is "Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla"
Tortoises be like: "oh its an eclipse, lets f*** eachother"💀
Tortoises continuously prove to be the realest mfs I swear
If youve ever seen an eclipse in totality its like someone used a dimmer outside. Thats the dopest mood lighting you'll ever have. Tortoises are truly wise creatures.
What do dogs do?
whine and bark maybe?
Wass about to ask the same question lol
My boxer tried to put his paw in my hand, whimpered, and got on the ground with his head between his front legs.
Both of mine just slept through it. Didn't bother them one bit. Same with my 4 cats. We weren't in the path of totality though, we only got a high 80 something percent.
Tortoises are brilliant then 😂
Tortoises got it all figured out, priorities are in check
I hope all the animals wore sunglasses if they looked up at the eclipse.
Sub: Tortoises.
That ain't super weird, that's rather super normal..or no tortoise millons years ago.
IMHO: Considering the well known speed of tortoises movements, they have to catch the moment, half light and all around acting like loony or watching the sky; that's a class act 😉