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The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨
The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨
@tksst@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp last week

🦌✨ White-tailed #deer mark #trees and the ground with scents, but new #research shows these spots also glow under UV light.

Since deer have eyes tuned to these wavelengths, they are essentially creating "hidden" signposts to communicate with each other during the dim light of dawn and dusk.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/deer-create-mysterious-ultraviolet-signals-that-glow-in-forests

#biology #nature #wildlife #science #evolution #ecology

ScienceAlert

Deer Create Mysterious Ultraviolet Signals That Glow in Forests

Deer have the ability to see ultraviolet light, and a recent study shows they can also leave a glowing trail visible in those wavelengths, too.
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