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Mount Kaputar pink slug: The giant hot-pink mollusk found only on a single, extinct volcano

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Mount Kaputar slugs are found only on an extinct volcano in New South Wales , Australia .

They live in an isolated highland environment with unique flora and fauna.

The pink hue may come from pigments in their diet, or it could help them camouflage themselves among fallen red eucalyptus or snow gum leaves.

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