Charles Darwin and the Galapagos Islands
Today is Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. In his honour, we revisit he Galapagos Islands to discover more about the incredible wildlife you can find there.
By Bill Dodd
This week has seen Charles Darwin's 200th birthday anniversary. In celebration, we take a look at the Galapagos Islands, the place in which Darwin sought out the theory of evolution.
The Galapagos Islands are a special world, inhabited by special creatures that are very welcoming to human visitors - as long as there are not too many of us.
Fearless Creatures
The only way of experiencing this remote cluster of volcanic islands that lie across the Equator, 600 miles off the Ecuadorian coastline is aboard a licensed small cruise ship.
Qualified scientists guide you on a breathtaking 7 day adventure that unravels the wonders of evolution and survival in one of the most inhospitable but strangely beautiful wildernesses of the world.
This is where animals have no fear of man; this is where you find yourself literally playing with sea lions every time you go for a snorkel or watching penguins dive for their fishy prey just a few yards from you - or tip-toeing around nesting albatrosses and courting frigate birds.
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