CATS CAN GLOW IN THE DARK

In a new study published by researchers from the Western Australian Museum and Curtin University, fluorescence among mammals was found to be “extremely common.” Researchers studied 125 mammal species for the presence of “apparent fluorescence” under UV light. They found flourescence in mammals such as domestic cats, along with polar bears, bats, mountain zebra, wombats, dwarf spinner dolphins, leopards and Tasmanian devils. Fluorescent compounds were found in bone, teeth, claws, fur, feathers and skin of these animals. Scientists say it is undetermined if fluorescence has any particular biological function in mammals, or if it is simply a result of their chemistry.
* Well, obviously if an animal could have its bones which are inside its body be able to fluoresce under ultraviolet light it would help them to … uh …
* The phenomenon was first noticed when somebody brought their therapy wombat to a rave.
* 12,000 years of cats, and no one’s noticed this before?
* Did our caveman ancestors read their books by catlight?
* Just one thing … mountain zebra? There are zebras in the mountains? Are there stripes like, brown and green?