Beachapedia

Factoid/2015/09/29

From Beachapedia

< Beachapedia:Factoid‎ | 2015‎ | 09


A Biofluorescent Sea Turtle Has Been Discovered

"Yes, this sea turtle is glowing neon green and red. No, it's not radioactive. The critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle is the first reptile scientists have seen exhibiting biofluorescence—the ability to reflect the blue light hitting a surface and re-emit it as a different color." - excerpt from National Geographic article and video.

Factoid has been Emailed/Tweeted: No


Coastal Factoids Archive Coastal Factoids on Twitter Coastal Factoids RSS Feed