Te presentamos a la tortuga carey, tu nuevo animal favorito. Unos submarinistas de las islas Salomón descubrieron que esta alucinante criatura es el único reptil bioluminescente que se conoce, lo que le permite crear el encantador fenómeno de convertir la luz azul del oceáno en luz rojo, verde o naranja. Básicamente, es una bola de discoteca bajo el mar.

El explorador de _[National Geographic](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150928-sea-turtles-hawksbill-glowing-biofluorescence-coral-reef-ocean-animals-science150928-sea-turtles-hawksbill-glowing-biofluorescence-coral-reef-ocean-animals-science/)_ y biólogo marino [David Gruber](http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/david-gruber/) es quien lo descubrió, y le podemos ver gritando "¡Hemos encontrado una tortuga bioflorescente!" en [este vídeo](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150928-sea-turtles-hawksbill-glowing-biofluorescence-coral-reef-ocean-animals-science150928-sea-turtles-hawksbill-glowing-biofluorescence-coral-reef-ocean-animals-science/) con el entusiasmo de un niño que acaba de encontrar un tesoro de gominolas.

While filming coral off the Solomon Islands, David Gruber, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, encountered a "bright red-and-green spaceship." This underwater UFO turned out to be a hawksbill sea turtle, which is significant because it's the first time that biofluorescence has ever been seen in reptiles, according to Gruber. Gruber is now excited to learn more about this critically endangered species and how it is using biofluorescence.
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Encontrarás más información sobre este ser maravilloso en peligro de extinción en la [página web de _National Geographic_](http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/hawksbill-turtle/).

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_[Especies de Argentina en peligro de extinción preservadas como esculturas de cartón](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/es/blog/especies-de-argentina-en-peligro-de-extincion-preservadas-en-esculturas-de-carton)_

_[Estas medusas bioluminiscentes son los efectos especiales de la naturaleza](http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/es/blog/estas-medusas-bioluminescentes-son-los-efectos-visuales-de-la-naturaleza)_

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