The Atlas blue butterfly (Polyommatus atlantica) from Morocco is a biological phenomenon. With its 229 pairs of chromosomes, it holds the record in the animal kingdom—a vast difference from humans with their 23.
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Die zwei Hauhechel-Bläulinge haben sich gefunden und ganz doll lieb.

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