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Darwin & Wallace

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Darwin & Wallace

Charles Darwin is the name most often linked with the theory of natural selection.

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Charles Darwin

  • Charles Darwin came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection.
  • Darwin was an English Naturalist (an expert in natural history).
  • Darwin observed finches (a bird) from the Galapagos Islands.
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Alfred Russel Wallace

  • Alfred Russel Wallace also came up the same theory of natural selection.
  • Wallace came up with the theory at the same time as Darwin after studying beetles in Brazil and the East Indies.

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