Algae is a green, sometimes slimy organism that loves damp, shaded areas. It can accumulate on garden wooden fences due to excess moisture, lack of sunlight, and organic matter buildup.

“It was like a neon green slime,” said Christine King, Mariner Cay Marina dockmaster, describing the algae bloom on the water’s surface. “This was the first time I’ve seen it in two years.

Now Argentina's beloved giant rodent, the capybara, has been coated in Hulk-green slime as pollution turns ... partly driven by livestock farming, causes the algae to spread.

First a river ran blood red. Now Argentina's beloved giant rodent, the capybara, has been coated in Hulk-green slime as pollution turns the country's waterways traffic light colours. The capybara ...