2006-12-10 02:51:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Well i know he was studying to be a clergyman originally, yup, its true. He always had a profound interest in the natural world and in all its creatures. He was invited to take time off and sail the world on the Beagle. Here he was placed in charge of documenting wildlife and all they saw. He read a book by a gentleman named Lyell, this book talked alot about geographic time and darwin then realised that the earth could not be only 6000 years old as the bible stated, so he changed his entire life and dedicated it to the study of natural selection and adaptation.
Him and wallace develoed the same theory about natural selection at the same time, but darwin beat him to the punch.
he is now known as the father of evolution, he has an island in the Galapagos named after him (darwin Island), and he has many followers in the scientific community.
hope this answers your question!
2006-12-10 14:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it's about evolution. He studied a group of birds on an island, looking at how the beaks and such changed with each generation. The better equipped the beak was the more likely for that bird to survive and reproduce, passing it's beak onto it's children. There's a lot more to it then that though... there's also a joke... "Darwin's theory in action" is used when someone does something that would require a "hay y'all, watch this!" kind of thing.
2006-12-10 10:57:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kat B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darwin is the man who developed the theory of evolution.
2006-12-10 14:16:49 · answer #3 · answered by Brian Byrd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darwin is to Wallace as Edison is to Tesla.
2006-12-10 11:10:48 · answer #4 · answered by zuqaqipum 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he had a Beagle that turned into an old turtle or something like that. Maybe he swam on the beagle and they liked tutle soup, yeh that's it. Then he discovered God and turned the Galapagos Islands into Heaven, or something like that.But if the turtle saw his shadow , there would be 100 more years of evolution.
2006-12-10 12:04:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's in New South Wales, Australia. Shouldn't this be under "Geography"?
2006-12-10 10:58:12 · answer #6 · answered by JIMBO 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. He evolved into a human.
2006-12-10 10:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by kwightman69 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes....
he was more self described "agnostic" than 'athiest"...
just a thought to ponder...
o yeah..and he also married his cousin and they had like a sh*tload of kids
2006-12-10 10:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
2006-12-10 10:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
he had a theory about evolution
2006-12-10 15:07:06 · answer #10 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋