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Galápagos, 2016

The Galápagos Islands, or the “Enchanted” islands, as its better known, has had a huge influence in the science community. The first written theory of evolution was completed by Charles Darwin in his expedition to the islands on the Beagle ship. When the English naturalist arrived in the Galápagos, he noticed that there was unique wildlife that he had not seen before in other countries, and it was exceptionally intriguing because the islands are far from the continent. He was fascinated with the various finches on each island, which had different beak sizes and he determined were used for different feeding purposes. He sent a sample of each of these species back to England. Upon his arrival, English scientists confirmed that all of these species had a common genetic origen. However, each species adapted to different biological conditions on each island in order to survive. This discovery led Darwin to conclude that life has evolved and changed over millennia.  When I first stepped