Published 11:59 IST, February 5th 2020

Rare species of pink slugs survived bushfires in Australia, see pic

A rare kind of species, fluorescent pink slugs have survived the Australian bushfires that has ravaged through much of its habitat on a mountaintop in NSW.

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A rare kind of species, fluorescent pink slugs have survived Australian bushfires which live on slopes of an isolated and inactive volca, Mount Kaputar. y derive ir name from name of volca. Recently, around 60 of brightly coloured slugs were identified by NSW Parks and Wildlife Service rangers after Mount Kaputar national park received rainfall, according to reports. official Facebook p of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service shared a picture of slug and informed followers about ir survival.

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Mount Kaputar slug measures up to 20 centimetres. se slugs are t found anywhere else in country and are only present on slopes of Mount Kaputar. When volca exploded nearly 17 million years ago, slugs remained isolated on mountaintop for millions of years.

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11:59 IST, February 5th 2020