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Beautiful wings of butterflies
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Beautiful wings of butterflies

Due to genetic defects, these butterflies have a male half-body characteristic, female half-female.

December 16, 2018
The bizarre two-headed animals
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The bizarre two-headed animals

Genetic changes have created bizarre two-headed animals, from cats, fish, and cows to pythons, turtles, crocodiles and grasshoppers.

December 15, 2018
Rare 'mutant' animals
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Rare 'mutant' animals

In nature, there are many animals that have mutated genes or have problems, so they have unusual shapes and colors. Over the years, humans have caught many such animals…

December 15, 2018
Video: Koala has two rare eye colors
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Video: Koala has two rare eye colors

With light blue and brown eyes, the Australian koala surprised veterinarians because the rare genetic syndrome occurs only in one of thousands of individuals.

December 15, 2018