At Least 125 Species of Mammals Glow under Ultraviolet Light, New Study Reveals

Fluorescence -- the absorption of short wavelengths of light and re-emission of longer wavelengths of light -- is widely distributed among mammals and is most intense among nocturnal species.

Cats among mammals that can emit fluorescence, new study finds - KAKE

Positively glowing: fluorescent mammals are far more common than earlier thought, study suggests, Science

Glowing animals: understanding bioluminescence and biofluorescence - Museums Victoria

Comparison of the ventral pelage of an opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Positively glowing: fluorescent mammals are far more common than earlier thought, study suggests, Science

More Mammals Are Hiding Their Secret Glow - The New York Times

Museum staff discover hundreds of mammals glow under UV light - Australian Geographic

Scientists discover that fluorescence is very common in mammals - Boing Boing

Fluorescent tubercles showing sexual dimorphism under UV light at 365

More Mammals Can Glow in the Dark Than Previously Thought, Smart News

More Mammals Are Hiding Their Secret Glow - The New York Times

Fluorescence in mammals highly common but purpose still unknown: Study - Science News

When Mammals Glow in the Dark

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Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) showing greenish-cyan fluorescence on