
Biofluorescence is a property that allows some animals to glow under UV light, but rarely is it seen in mammals. New research reveals that springhares, which are tiny rodents that are native to Africa, also possess this strange ability, and scientists want to know why. Their glowing fur is possible thanks to a compound present in their hair fibers, though the possible advantages of this remain unclear. One of the more peculiar and rarest traits in the animal kingdom is the ability to glow in the...
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