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Expedition yacht La Pinta brings the iconic wildlife, natural wonders and ecological warnings of the Galapagos into view.
Charles Darwin was famously unimpressed with this rare seafaring lizard. “It is a hideous-looking creature,” he wrote in The Voyage of the Beagle, “stupid, and sluggish in its movements.” ...
1959, the Galapagos became Ecuador's first national park, and in 1978 it became a World Heritage Site. But it was made famous well before that by this guy, Charles Darwin, and his theory of evolution.
The Western Ghats are arguably far more diverse and rich in animal and plant life, which is where top biological and genetic ...
A Galapagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo has four new hatchlings. The first-time mother and her mate are both 100 years old!
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection ... Darwin did not have a great eureka moment on the Galapagos. He studied finches, tortoises and mockingbirds there, although not in ...
Reward yourself with an unforgettable journey to the islands that inspired British naturalist Charles Darwin’s 19th-century theory of evolution. The striped marlin season exists year-round in the ...
Presidents Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and Gustavo Petro of Colombia met Sunday at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands to discuss environmental protection initiatives ...
During his famed voyage to the archipelago aboard the HMS Beagle, the Galápagos helped inspire Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. The archipelago is home to a large ...
Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most "genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises" in ...
Along the way, you'll encounter various species of giant tortoises and cactus forests, home to Darwin's finches. You'll also find the Station's enchanting beach, nestled among mangroves ...