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Continue the journey on the Beagle:
- September 15th, 1835: Galapagos Islands
- January 12, 1836, After anchoring in Sydney Cove, Australia, Darwin makes an excursion inland to Bathurst.
- April 6, 1836, Keeling or Cocos Island
- April 29, 1836: Mauritius Island (near Madagascar)
Links for your journey:
- On the Galapagos, was there an importance to the island location of each sample? How would this offer insight to variation?
- What is the significance of the differing finches? Would Darwin have benefited from having labeled each sample with the island from which it came?
- When observing the platypus, Darwin was at first convinced that they must have occurred from a separate act of creation. How would this animal challenge his theory of gradual change? How would it challenge any other theory of the time?

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Voyage of the Beagle
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Voyage of the Beagle
Introduction
Leading on a five-year journey to chart the cost of South America, on 15 th September
1835, Charles Darwin ensured that he would change the course of world’s history with his
findings. According to Evolution (2017), the science of evolution was sired on the Galapagos
Islands marking ecological study among other scientific applications that would influence the
world. On January 12, 1836, Darwin anchored in the nearly flat country that was covered in
shrubs and trees. While in Australia, he enjoyed the excellent climate, and the beautiful
people gave him peace of mind. The resemblance to the English nation present in Sydney
made his stay magnanimous. He came to make an excursion inland to Bathurst before leaving
for Cocos Island. After making a few discoveries, Darwin set journey once...
