THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

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THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

• By Stephanie Votrian
• and Craig Feger

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TOPICS

• History
• Evolution

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Map
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History

• Darwins Visit
• What He Found
• Later Visits And Visitors

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EvolutionNatural Selection

• Struggle for existence
• Variability
• Heredity and Traits
• Adaptation and Survival

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Galapagos Tortoise

• 14 different varieties
• Identifiable by shell shape
• Long life span

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Land Lizards

• Lava Lizards
• Leaf -Toed Gecko

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Darwins Finches

• Important in evolutionary theory
• Ground Finch
• Cactus Finch
• Tree Finch
• Other Finch

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The End!