This Platypus Can Glow in the Dark! | Chris & Megs: Amaze Me | BBC Earth

Chris and Megan explore the amazing world of animal colours, including birds who have more colours than meet the eye, and platypuses that glow in the dark.

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In this episode of Amaze Me, Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin take a closer look at animal colours including glowing scorpions that call the UK home, squirrels that have more going on in their fur than you might realise, and platypuses that show some surprising secrets under UV light. They’ll also be talking to Prof. Paula Spaeth Anich who has studied the platypuses and can tell Chris and Megan exactly what is really going on.

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