Darwin's first—and only—trip around the world began a scientific revolution
Published 12 Jun 2020, 12:31 BST
Galápagos finches. Lithograph from Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, pub. 1838-1843.
Photograph by SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GETTY IMAGESBlue-and-yellow tanger (Thraupis bonariensis).
Photograph by Science Photo Library, AGE FotostockThe smaller rhea was identified by Darwin in Tierra del Fuego and was originally named Rhea Darwinii. Darwin made the identification in tthe course of eating a specimen aboard the Beagle. He and other crew members had thought it was a young ostrich.
Photograph by NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM/BRIDGEMAN/ACIMedium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) observed in the Galápagos.
Photograph by Science Photo Library, AGE Fotostock