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Unexplainable

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Are Platypuses Glow Pink Under UV Light?

In natural light for example like full daylight the visible light would swamp out any fluorescence that was detectable to us and probably to platypuses. So basically it could just be a coincidence not something that evolved because it helped animals survive. Is there a reason we're still unsure are these experiments hard to conduct? Is the research too new? Are people sort of not on board with the whole topic yet? Why is this still sort of a mystery?

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