Glowing Turtle, Solomon Islands- First BioFluorescent Reptile | What is Biofluorescence | Explained
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A glowing hawksbill sea turtle has been spotted near the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and it's believed to the be the first reptile ever known to exhibit biofluorescence.
The hawksbill sea turtle dwells in the tropical waters of the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is probably the most critically endangered turtle species in the world.
Discovered by biologist and National Geographic explorer David Gruber from City University of New York, the incredibly rare turtle was caught on camera glowing neon red and green under a blue light.
You can see the exclusive National Geographic footage from below link.
what is bio-fluorescence then?
Water absorbs most of the visible light spectrum as it goes deep. So these biofluorescent animals take the remaining blue
light and use it to make themselves glow.
National Geographic Documentary link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kmE7...
And you can read about some other animals and their incredible facts from this - http://listverse.com/2016/02/12/10-re...
The hawksbill sea turtle dwells in the tropical waters of the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is probably the most critically endangered turtle species in the world.
Discovered by biologist and National Geographic explorer David Gruber from City University of New York, the incredibly rare turtle was caught on camera glowing neon red and green under a blue light.
You can see the exclusive National Geographic footage from below link.
what is bio-fluorescence then?
Water absorbs most of the visible light spectrum as it goes deep. So these biofluorescent animals take the remaining blue
light and use it to make themselves glow.
National Geographic Documentary link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kmE7...
And you can read about some other animals and their incredible facts from this - http://listverse.com/2016/02/12/10-re...