1. Glowing sea turtle
Just last week, divers in the Solomon Islands discovered a
glowing sea turtle under the waves. While other animals are known to be
bioluminescent, this is the first documented case of a glowing reptile
in the wild. According to diver David Gruber, an associate professor of
biology at Baruch College, the hawksbill sea turtle’s shell glowed both
red and green, but it’s likely that the red came from biofluorescent
algae.
“It could be a way for them to communicate, for them to see each other better, [or] to blend into the reefs,” which are also biofluorescent, Gruber told Live Science. “It adds visual texture into the world that’s primarily blue.
“It could be a way for them to communicate, for them to see each other better, [or] to blend into the reefs,” which are also biofluorescent, Gruber told Live Science. “It adds visual texture into the world that’s primarily blue.


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