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flag Kenyan collector Steve Collins amasses over 4.2 million butterflies, seeks new home for vast collection.

flag Steve Collins, a 74-year-old butterfly collector in Kenya, has amassed Africa's largest butterfly collection, totaling over 4.2 million specimens. flag Starting at age five, Collins now faces space and time constraints, aiming to pass his irreplaceable collection to the next generation. flag The collection, which includes 1.2 million pinned butterflies and 3 million in envelopes, could be worth up to $8 million. flag Experts suggest digitizing it to preserve knowledge of Africa's butterfly species, threatened by habitat loss. flag Collins seeks a buyer or institution to take over his collection.

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