Reindeer lichen-visible_UV_light (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Reindeer lichen-visible_UV_light

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Because reindeer can see in the ultraviolet spectrum, their UV-absorbing food source, lichen , appears dark against the snowy Arctic landscape.

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Nathaniel Dominy

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