Divers first spotted the unique pink manta ray in 2015, and it was only seen less than ten times ever since. First, the scientists thought the secret to this unusual color was in its diet. They took a sample of its skin and found out it was actually a result of a genetic mutation that caused it to express melanin differently. If you were impressed by a manta ray the shade of bubble gum, meet blue bees! And even they aren't the weirdest animals in Australia. #brightside Credit: Manta alfredi: Jaine FRA, Couturier LIE, Weeks SJ, Townsend KA, Bennett MB, et al. (2012), CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manta_alfredi_cruising_-_journal.pone.0046170.g002A.png CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/: Ederic Slater, CSIRO: CSIRO, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CSIRO_ScienceImage_2123_Kangaroo_Just_After_Birth.jpg CSIRO, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CSIRO_ScienceImage_2059_A_Fiftydayold_Kangaroo_in_Pouch.jpg Tachyglossus aculeatus baby: Ian R McCann, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tachyglossus_aculeatus_baby_Museums_Victoria.jpg Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me

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