Cats among mammals that can emit fluorescence, new study finds
The mammals were found to emit fluorescence the colors of pink, green, blue or yellow. LONDON -- Over the last few years, fluorescence under ultraviolet light has been reported among many Animals , including birds, reptiles, insects and fish. However, not much has been known about the frequency of fluorescence among mammal s. Until now. In a new study published today by researchers from the Western Australian Museum and Curtin University, fluorescence among mammals was found to be "extremely common." Researchers studied 125 mammal species -- both preserved and frozen -- held in museum collections for the presence of "apparent fluorescence" under UV light, finding "apparent fluorescence" in all mammal specimens investigated to varying degrees. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images These include domestic cats, or Felis catus, along with polar bears, bats, mountain zebra, wombats, dwarf spinner dolphins, leopards and Tasmanian devils. Fluorescent compounds were found in...