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Chemical analysis of springhare hair found that the fluorescence comes largely from a set of pigments called porphyrins, which have also been found to cause this effect in marine invertebrates and birds, said Michaela Carlson and Sharon Anthony, chemists at Northland College who worked on the paper.

The springhare findings in particular provide some avenues for exploration.

Over the next several years, the researchers examined 14 springhare specimens from four countries, some male and some female.

The springhare is yet another addition to the growing list of mammals with secret fluorescence.Credit...J.