01-Apr-1832: Darwin falls for an old tradition

‘The Greenland Whale’ by W.H. Freeman. Taken from Cassell's Popular Natural History, vol. II.

April Fool’s Day aboard HMS Beagle, 1832.

Rara avis

Biologists record call of rare bird.

(Silly photo.)

Newsletter No. 11: Give that man a medal!
A contentious gong · loads of links · book recommendations · Alfred Russel Wallace’s missing ‘L‘
Newsletter No. 10: Attending a very little to species
In which Darwin gets to work on species, and I disappear down a research rabbit-hole. With loads of links to recent Darwin- and evolution-related stories.