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Weird rodent glows under UV light with disco swirls of pink and orange


Weird rodent glows under UV light with disco swirls of pink and orange
Mindy Weisberger
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Springhares, hopping rodents found in parts of Africa, glow pink under UV light.
In the scientific world right now, it s mammals time to shine  literally. 
Researchers are building a growing (and glowing) list of fluorescent mammals, and a new addition, an endearing jumping rodent called the springhare, just leaped into the spotlight, its brown fur lighting up in swirling disco patterns of pink and orange under ultraviolet (UV) rays.
Scientists recently detected springhares rosy glow in museum specimens and in live animals in captivity. They found springhares striking fluorescent colors to be funky and vivid, forming patterns that were highly diverse relative to biofluorescence found in other mammals, they wrote in a new study.  ....

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