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“A Little Bird Told Me” … Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

10,000 Birds

Today we view the Galapagos birds, including some finches and some mocking birds, as a great example of evolution. The most commonly cited example is “Darwin’s Finch,” which filled the woodpecker niche by adopting the practice of acquiring a cactus thorn, and using this to access grubs hidden beneath the bark of trees.

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