Encountering a world like he.s never seen before,
Darwin.s senses are overwhelmed by a world teeming with
life, but what he finds along the way is perplexing to
a 19th century naturalist. He questions why do the fossils
he discovers look like giant versions of the sloths and
armadillos still living nearby; why do the penguins and
other birds he sees use their wings as flippers, fins or
sails . but not for flying; how could sea shells be found
embedded in rock layers more than 100 miles from the sea?
It is not until after he leaves the GalĀpagos . where
mockingbirds, not finches capture his attention . that he
is able to fully appreciate everything he has encountered
and pull together his masterwork:
The Origin of Species.
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