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The Journal of a Voyage in HMS Beagle
Charles Darwin
In 1832 a 23-year-old naturalist by the name of Charles Darwin sailed aboard HMS Beagle on a voyage of exploration and discovery. He was to bring forth the outline of a theory of evolution that was to divide the scientific world right up to the present day.
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Good news for survival of Darwin's species
20 Nov 2009:
A rare mockingbird could be reintroduced to the Galapagos Islands – with the help of some specimens collected by Charles Darwin. A team of geneticists extracted DNA from two birds that the famous naturalist collected in 1835 while making his five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle.
The Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus) became extinct... More »