Charles Darwin And Pigeons

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Charles Darwin was a naturalist from the 19th century. He studied finches during his voyage to the Galapagos Islands. Another organism he studied on his voyage was tortoises. Two different organisms that Darwin studied after his voyage to the Galapagos Islands are pigeons and earthworms. The pigeon was the most important bird that Charles Darwin studied. One thing he learned about the different species of pigeons, is there were various breeds. The different types of pigeons interested many people from England. Darwin was very intrigued by pigeons. Darwin said, “I have been led to study domestic pigeons with particular care because the evidence that all the domestic races are descended from one known source is far clearer than with any other

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