FormingaTheory
Darwinbegantounderstand.Tosurviveontheislands,theplantsandanimalshadtochange.Thisiscalledadaptation.Thesechangeshappenedslowly.Then,overtime,newspeciesformed.Hecalledhisideathetheory of evolution.
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Españolacactusfinch
largeground finch
Hewroteabookabouthisidea.Hewrotethatsomeplantsandanimalshavetraitsthatworkbestinsomeplaces.Thesetraitshelpedthelivingthingssurvive.Histhinkinghelpedtochangehowpeoplesawthenatural world.
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Charles Darwin
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