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Wombats have been found to glow under UV rays.
Kenny Travouillon
Australian fauna is known to be one of the most dangerous and volatile on the planet. Spiders, snakes, and sharks abound, not to mention box jellyfish and a whole host of creepy crawlies. But less stress: If thinking about it evokes feelings of sadness and sadness, maybe this will improve your mood.
In October, a group of US scientists published a study on Mammalia that showed the humble Australian platypus glowing in the dark. In light of this discovery, scientists at the Western Australian Museum have conducted further tests to discover even more Australian mammals, and marsupials also shine.
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, after reading the original study, Mammalogy curator at the Western Australian Museum, Kenny Travouillon, borrowed ultraviolet (UV) light to check the claims.
“We borrowed it and turned off the lights in the collection and looked around to see what was glowing and not glowing,” Travouillon told ABC. “The first we checked was obviously the platypus. We turned on the light and they were bright too, the research confirmed.”
The team then examined other specimens to see if the bright trait extended to other marsupials. After testing the light on marsupial moles, bilbies and wombats, the experiment was successful again.
As for because glow in the dark, we’re not 100% sure yet. Travouillon speculates that it could simply be a case of identifying other members of their species in the dark, as most of the specimens that glowed were nocturnal.
“The advantage is likely that they can see their species from a distance and they can get close because they know it’s safe to get close to that animal,” he told ABC.
Whatever the reason, it shines on you crazy mammals.
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