Fascinating. @popsci.com “We examined the two species of baboon accessible to ancient Egyptians ... and found that the grizzled hair of P. hamadryas and plumage of T. aethiopicus have spectral profiles indistinguishable from moonlight,” ... " www.popsci.com/environment/...
Ancient Egyptian god of magic is sometimes a bird, sometimes a baboon. Now we know why.It all has to do with moonlight’s iridescent glow.www.popsci.com