[HN Gopher] Toledo Zoo first to record biofluorescence in Tasman... ___________________________________________________________________ Toledo Zoo first to record biofluorescence in Tasmanian Devils Author : DenverCode Score : 46 points Date : 2020-12-06 06:16 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (www.wtol.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.wtol.com) | jonathanoliver wrote: | I think Loony Tunes captured this perfectly with the | whirlwind/tornado effect around the Tasmanian Devil (Taz). | fierarul wrote: | No offence, but _the_ Toledo is in Spain. I would like to see a | photo but I see the site blocks my EU IP entirely. | est31 wrote: | https://www.instagram.com/p/CIbgfuolTeH | | https://instaxyz.com/viewmedia/CIbgfuolTeH | Karawebnetwork wrote: | https://teddit.net/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/k7h99c/toledo... | sybercecurity wrote: | Quick background for people thinking to themselves "Toledo? | What?" Toledo OH used to be a fairly wealthy industrial city | (second tier to cities like Detroit, Cleveland, etc.) with a | fairly wealthy business class. As a result, the city zoo and art | museum is better than expected for a city of its size and current | economic status. | jcims wrote: | Ohio has to be one of the best zoo states in the country. | brianzelip wrote: | The zoo was a WPA project! | pivo wrote: | The art museum there is also pretty good. I lived in Toledo for | most of high school. | Cactus2018 wrote: | Note: This is _biofluorescence_ (absorption and reemission of | light from living organisms), and not _bioluminescence_ | (biochemical emission of light by living organisms such as | fireflies). | alkonaut wrote: | So basically they were just really excited? (sorry) | nullc wrote: | I wonder if this discovery is related to the similar recent | discovery in sugar gliders: | | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/flying-sq... ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-12-07 23:00 UTC)