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Reindeer’s eye colours change based on the season

21 December 2022

"What we’ve found is a really great biological mechanism that’s totally unique and bizarre—and makes perfect sense," said Professor Glen Jeffery (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) after discovering why the tapetum lucidum layer in reindeers' eyes seasonally changes colour.

Read: National Geographic, More: New Scientist (£)