biofluorescent

Scientists discover wombats glow in the dark due to biofluorescent fur

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Australian mammals and marsupials including wombats ‘glow in the dark’ under ultraviolet light, according to a team of scientists. After a US study in October found that platypuses are biofluorescent, researchers from Western Australian Museum borrowed a UV light to verify the claim.  Not only were they able to confirm the findings of the earlier … Read more

Wombats glow in the dark! Scientists discover Australian marsupials have biofluorescent fur 

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Australian mammals and marsupials including wombats and platypus ‘glow in the dark’ under ultraviolet light, according to a team of scientists. Western Australian Museum researchers borrowed a UV light to shine on different creatures in response to an earlier US study that found platypus are biofluorescent. Not only were they able to confirm the findings that platypus … Read more