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  1. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦈💡 A team of marine biologists measured the glow of eight kitefin #sharks caught off #NewZealand, recording brightness, #color, and shine direction.

    Most of the #light matches classic #camouflage, but the glow spreads sideways toward the nose and fins. The researchers read this as a biological searchlight, illuminating prey in the dark seafloor, while the bright dorsal fin defies any camouflage role entirely.

    👉 sciencealert.com/biological-se

    #bioluminescence #ocean #sea #kitefin #marinebiology #science #hunting #evolution #underwater #biology #nature #wildlife #fish #research