The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

"The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Where did humans, and all the other living things on our planet come from? This problem puzzled humans for centuries, and there have been many different theories through the ages. Then, in the mid 19th century, along came a naturalist called Charles Darwin. Darwin set off on a 5 year voyage with the British Navy on the HMS Beagle to circumnavigate the globe and carry out plant, animal and geological surveys of the places they visited. During the trip he visited the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.. On his return, Darwin worked closely with ornithologist John Gould to study the varying species of finch he had brought back from the Galapagos. They noticed that the finch species varied in the size and shape of their beaks, and that this variation was based on their diets. Darwin deduced that when the original finches from South America came to the Galapagos, they migrated to different islands and had to adapt to different conditions in order to get food and survive. These adaptations were passed from one generation to the next. CREDITS Animation & Design: Waldi Apollis Narration: Amanda Edward Script: Amanda Edward