The springhare — whose coat glows a patchy pinkish-orange under UV light — joins the platypus and other mammals with this perplexing trait. The springhare is yet another addition to the growing list ...

Biofluorescence is a property that allows some animals to glow under UV light, but rarely is it seen in mammals. New research reveals that springhares, which are tiny rodents that are native to Africa ...

Platypuses do it. Opossums do it. Even three species of North American flying squirrel do it. Tasmanian devils, echidnas and wombats may also do it, although the evidence is not quite so robust. And, ...