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Who am I? Why am I important to science?

Charles Darwin Born in 1809 into a wealthy, well connected, and Christian family Came from a family of Doctors Joined a five-year scientific voyage on the HMS beagle He was 22 when he boarded the ship and began his journey

Darwin’s ship, the H.M.S. Beagle

The Voyage The voyage allowed Darwin to spend a lot of time on islands around South America He spent his days observing the creatures on the island and recording his thoughts

The Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Tortoise

Marine Iguana

Blue-Footed Booby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MPfTzXEZdY

Darwin’s Finches...

How did these creatures help him discover anything?

Darwin’s Finches Darwin noticed that certain beaks were better at eating certain food types over others Each finch had a beak that best suited its food choice

How did the finches get so many different types of beaks? Why did they eat different types of food? How did they beaks become different?