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| When did the HMS Beagle sail into Falmouth? |
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| What did Professor Owen account for? |
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| What did Mr. Waterhouse account for? |
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| What did Rev. L. Jenigns account for? |
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| What did Mr. Bell account for? |
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| He accounted for reptiles. |
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| How many islands are there in the archipelago? |
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| On what day did Darwin land on Chatham island? |
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| Darwin landed on this island on October 17th. |
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| On what day did the Beagle land on Charles? |
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| The Beagle landed on this island on September 23rd. |
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| The citizens of Charles island came from where? |
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| The came from the Republic of The Equator. |
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| The island known as Fernandina was known as what island in Darwin's time? |
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| The island of Narborough is known as this island today. |
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| The island of Santa Maria was know as what island in Darwin's time? |
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| Charles island is now known as this island. |
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| Espanola was known as what island in Darwin's time? |
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| Hood island is now known as this island. |
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Isabela was known as what island in Darwin's time? |
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| Albemarle is now known as this island. |
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| The island of Santa Cruz was known as this island in Darwin's time. |
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| Indefatigable island is now know as this island. |
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| What do tortoises do after the lay there eggs in a fissure? |
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On what day did Darwin land on Albemarle/Isabela? |
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| Darwin landed on this island on September 29th. |
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| What was the name of the cove that the Beagle landed in on Albemarle/Isabela? |
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Bank's cove was where the Beagle landed on this island. |
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| What color and length were the aquatic lizards he found on Albemarle/Isabela? |
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| The lizards were black and three to four feet in length on this island. |
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| On what day did Darwin land on James/San Salvador? |
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| Darwin landed on this island on October 8th. |
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| Who was Darwin left with and for what period of time on James/San Salvador? |
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| Darwin was left with Mr. Bynoe and servants for a week on this island. |
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| What did Darwin live on foodwise? |
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| A lake from which salt is procured. |
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| How hot was it outside the tent? |
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| How hot was the brown sand on James/San Salvador? |
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The brown sand was 137 degrees on this island.
Note: The black sand was hot enough to be felt through thick boots. |
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| Which bird has the largest beak on James/San Salvador? |
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| The Geospiza has the largest beak on this island. |
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| How many waders/water-birds did Darwin catch? |
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| Darwin caught 11 types of this animal. |
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| Of the waders/water-birds caught, how many were a new species? |
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| Three were a new species of this type of animal. |
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| How many gulls did Darwin find? |
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| Darwin found 26 of these type of birds. |
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| Of twenty six found gulls, how many were a new species? |
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| Twenty five new species of this type of bird was found. |
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| What was the tortoise on the archipelago named before Testudo Nigra? |
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The Indica was renamed this. |
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| How many frogs did Darwin catch? |
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| There were none of this type of animal in Darwin's possesion. |
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| What did the turtles on arid islands eat? |
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This animal ate succulant cactus on arid deserts. |
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| What did the turtles on damp islands eat? |
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This animal ate the leaves of low hanging trees and Guagavita berries. |
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| How many men did it take to lift one turtle? |
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| It took six to eight men to lift this animal. |
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| How much meat did a turtle supply on average? |
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| An estimated 200 pounds of meat came from this animal. |
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| How many gulps of water can an Indica take in one minute? |
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This animal can take ten gulps of water (sinking their heads in up to their eyes) in one minute. |
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| Darwin relates the turtles ability to act like a resevoir very much like this animal. |
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Darwin compares frogs to this animal. |
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| At what time of day do turtles travel and how fast? |
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| This animal travels day and night, sixty years a in ten minutes, 360 yards in an hour, 4 miles a day. |
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| In what month do turtles mate? |
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| This animal mates in October. |
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What does a turtle do if they lay their eggs in the sand? |
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| This animal digs a hole and then places the eggs inside, covering them up there after. |
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