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Darwin’s Finches

Darwin’s Finches. Darwin’s Voyage on HMS Beagle. Darwin dropped out of medical school because he did not like the brutality of surgery (no anaesthetics!) He was sent to Cambridge University to become a priest.

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Darwin’s Finches

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  1. Darwin’s Finches

  2. Darwin’s Voyage on HMS Beagle • Darwin dropped out of medical school because he did not like the brutality of surgery (no anaesthetics!) • He was sent to Cambridge University to become a priest. • He made friends with John Henslow, a biology professor who later invited him on the voyage of the HMS Beagle.

  3. Darwin’s Voyage on HMS Beagle • Darwin was a keen geologist! Hecollected many plant and animal specimens, rocksand fossils and made some important discoveries about how reefs form atolls. • The strange creatures of the Galapagos islands (especially the finches) inspired Darwin to work out how evolution works.

  4. Darwin’s Voyage on HMS Beagle • Darwin collected many birds from the different islands. • He thought that they were different species as they were so different to each other (beak shapes) • He realised how similar they were to the South American birds, and started to work out how they might have changed into new species.

  5. Darwin’s Voyage on HMS Beagle • Darwin worked on his ideas for many years, before publishing his work (20 ish years) • He published his ideas at the same time as Alfred Wallace, who had been studying apes in the Indonesian rainforests. • His ideas went against Christian beliefs and were not widely accepted

  6. Darwin also suggested that humans evolved from apes. These ideas were not accepted well!

  7. SEED EATER LEAF EATER BUD EATER INSECT EATER LARGE INSECT EATER EATS BUGS FROM BARK

  8. Prickly Pear Cactus

  9. Finch A

  10. Finch B

  11. Finch D

  12. Finch E

  13. Finch F

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