Thursday 29 March 2012

darwin galapagos islands finches

There are 13 species of Darwin finches and you can still find them in big numbers on the Islands. The Galapagos Islands are unique; mainly because the islands emerged from volcanic eruptions 2 million years ago.

finch of Galapagos Islands
finch of Galapagos Islands

Medium ground finch, female
Medium ground finch, female

Galapagos Island group.
Galapagos Island group.

Finches from the Galapagos
Finches from the Galapagos

Charles Darwin Miniature sheet
Charles Darwin Miniature sheet

Adaptive Radiation in Darwin's
Adaptive Radiation in Darwin's

Galapagos Island Finches. Charles Darwin came up with his theory of evolution based on the idea that we all adapted from the same living organism and evolved into our different species based on our environment. When giving his speeches...
Galapagos Island Finches | Darwin Finches

Darwin's finches are the emblems of evolution. The birds he saw on the Galapagos Islands during his famous voyage around the world in 1831-1836 changed his thinking about the origin of new species and, eventually, that...
darwin galapagos islands finches

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