Extremely Rare! The World's Only Pink Bat Discovered Again by Humans, Like an Elf
Recently, the world's only pink bat was discovered. Photographer Christian Reyn photographed this extremely rare creature while diving on the Great Barrier Reef.
The British 'Mirror' reported on February 18 that scientists still don't know why bats have this strange pink color, but they have ruled out that it comes from a strange diet.
It is reported that this pink bat was discovered five years ago, and recently photographer Christian Reyn photographed it near Elliot Lady Elliot Island. Reyn excitedly told 'Science Alert' magazine, 'I've never heard of pink bats, and when I first saw it, I thought my camera was broken.'
Reyn said, 'That night, I saw a photo of a pink bat on a restaurant notice board, I thought it was a joke, until I rushed over to check the pattern in my camera.'
This is not the first time a pink bat has been discovered. In 2015, a diver named Ryan Jefferies photographed one. According to 'National Geographic', this pink bat has appeared only about 10 times. But scientists are still trying to investigate this strange creature and learn more about the origin of its color.
In 2016, a small slice of living tissue was taken from the bat to explain this bright pink color. Researchers said, 'So far, no thorough investigation of diet has been conducted, but considering the stability of the color, we believe that the diet has been ruled out. The current logical theory is that it is just a different and very unique expression of melanin, but this still needs to be confirmed.'
