Specifically, a cow.
Writing tagged: ‘beagle voyage’
Darwin performs a blind test… on some condors
...to see how well they can smell.
The Falklands fox: foolish dog of the south
Concerning Darwin's dealings with this tragic creature.
06-Dec-1834: Darwin brains his future eponymous fox
Darwin kills a rare and inquisitive creature, since named after its collector.
Darwin's octopus
Photo of an octopus collected by Charles Darwin in the Cape Verde Islands.
16-Apr-1834: Inspecting the Beagle’s bottom (‘a rather ticklish operation’)
On 16th April 1834, HMS Beagle was laid ashore on the banks of the Santa Cruz River to allow her keel to be inspected. The event resulted in one of the most iconic images of the famous ship. Read the story of the operation.
Darwin in Liverpool
Darwin's rare bird is centrepiece of Liverpool museum's 200th birthday display.
15-Sep-1832: Gauchess
On 15th September 1832, Charles Darwin’s legendary powers of observation temporarily let him down.
Syms' place
The post office built by Syms Covington in the gold-rush town of Pambula, New South Wales is still standing.
12-Jan-1836: Darwin in the Land of Oz
On 12th January 1836, ‘HMS Beagle’ arrived in Sydney harbour, with Charles Darwin on board.
Pretty in pink
Pink iguana rewrites family tree.
It makes one's blood boil
Slavery still occurring in Brazil 173 years after Darwin left.