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Recent research has discovered that the fur of the platypus glows under ultraviolet (UV) light due to the presence of phosphor in its fur. The platypus is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal found in eastern Australia and Tasmania. When exposed to UV light, the fur of platypus specimens from different museums was found to glow brightly, unlike the fur of an opossum or flying squirrel used for comparison. The fur absorbs UV wavelengths and re-emits visible light wavelengths, causing it to fluoresce under black l

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