Gallery: Amazing Photos Reveal How the Natural World Copies Itself

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    Elegans Prism. Thailand, Indonesia, Cameroon, Malaysia.
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    Indian Ring-Necked Parrot, Blue Form. Myanmar.
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    Halite. Mexico.
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    Tokay Gecko. New Guinea.
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    Tropical Fish Mosaic. Worldwide.
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    Pied Red-Rumped Parrot. Australia.
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    Solar Prism. Peru, Philippines, United States.
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    Veiled Chameleon. Madagascar.
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    Black Cobra. Pakistan.
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    Black Quarrion. Australia.
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    Apophyllite on Chalcedony. India.
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    Green Tree Python, Blue Phase. Australia.
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    Horseshoe Crab Formation. Philippines.
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    Cape Dove. Egypt.
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    Preserved Ant-Loving Orchid. Venezuela.
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    Amelanistic Burmese Python. Vietnam.
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    Whip Scorpion. Peru.
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    Serpent Star. Borneo.
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    Gouldian Finches. Australia.
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    Amazon Grasshopper. Ecuador.
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