Researchers at a zoo in Ohio have found that Tasmanian devils—carnivorous marsupials native to the Australian island state after which they are named—glow under ultraviolet light.

A conservation technician at the Toledo Zoo recently discovered the Tasmanian Devils had biofluorescent ears, eyes and snout. It's not exactly clear what purpose the trait serves in mammals.

When they were successfully able to observe the glow-in-the-dark phenomenon in platypuses they had on display in the zoo's museum, they moved onto another Australian mammal — the Tasmanian devil.

Wombats and Tasmanian Devils Glow Under Ultraviolet Light ... More Mammals Can Glow in the Dark Than Previously Thought. October 10, 2023. Platypuses Lost 22% of Their Habitat Over Last 30 Years.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The black light was invented some 85 years ago. The Tasmanian Devil was first documented nearly two centuries ago. But in 2020, researchers have used one to make new ...

More Mammals Can Glow in the Dark Than Previously Thought ... Areas of pale and white fur on the platypus, koala, bilby and Tasmanian devil glowed, ...

Researchers are finding that many mammals, including wombats, Tasmanian devils, and platypuses, glow under UV light for some mysterious reason. The post Scientists Finding Lots of Mammals Glow ...

Can Cats Glow in the Dark? ... This could be the reason why some of them appear to be glowing in the dark. ... mountain zebras, wombats, dwarf spinner dolphins, leopards, and Tasmanian devils. ...

Tasmanian Devils Can Glow in the Dark, Toledo Zoo Discovers: 'Pretty Shocking When We Saw It' The Toledo Zoo discovered an incidence of biofluorescence in their Tasmanian devils — the first ...

You could say that a new discovery at the Toledo Zoo in Ohio is being met with glowing reviews. A conservation technician recently discovered that the zoo's Tasmanian Devils are biofluorescent. That's ...

A conservation technician at the Toledo Zoo recently discovered the Tasmanian Devils had biofluorescent ears, eyes and snout. It's not exactly clear what purpose the trait serves in mammals.