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on this Patagonian Plateau

on this Patagonian Plateau Darwin stumbles across one of his key

Darwin stumbles across one of his key

Darwin stumbles across one of his key discoveries Darwin and his companions

discoveries Darwin and his companions

discoveries Darwin and his companions sit down to a typical Gaucho dinner a

sit down to a typical Gaucho dinner a

sit down to a typical Gaucho dinner a small Rhea

as heat the naturalist notices that the

as heat the naturalist notices that the bird seems different than the others he

bird seems different than the others he

bird seems different than the others he seen he salvages the wings the head and

seen he salvages the wings the head and

seen he salvages the wings the head and much of the skin in time these remains

much of the skin in time these remains

much of the skin in time these remains will be identified as a separate species

will be identified as a separate species

will be identified as a separate species Darwin’s Riya the naturalist can’t

Darwin’s Riya the naturalist can’t

Darwin’s Riya the naturalist can’t understand why there would be a second

understand why there would be a second

understand why there would be a second species that’s so similar to the first

he’s also perplexed by something else he

he’s also perplexed by something else he learns about the giant Birds

where exactly do you find the big Nandu

where exactly do you find the big Nandu versus the small Nandu so del Norte de

versus the small Nandu so del Norte de

versus the small Nandu so del Norte de Patagonia

Patagonia

Patagonia in the north of Patagonia there are the

in the north of Patagonia there are the

in the north of Patagonia there are the big Reyes and in the South the smaller

big Reyes and in the South the smaller

big Reyes and in the South the smaller or lesser ones Darwin learns that the

or lesser ones Darwin learns that the

or lesser ones Darwin learns that the common rearranges north of the Rio Negro

common rearranges north of the Rio Negro

common rearranges north of the Rio Negro while the smaller one extends to the

while the smaller one extends to the

while the smaller one extends to the south the closely allied species seem to

south the closely allied species seem to

south the closely allied species seem to replace one another across the region

replace one another across the region

replace one another across the region it’s a remarkably clear but inexplicable

it’s a remarkably clear but inexplicable

it’s a remarkably clear but inexplicable pattern Darwin also can account for a

pattern Darwin also can account for a

pattern Darwin also can account for a feature the flightless reassures with

feature the flightless reassures with

feature the flightless reassures with some of the other birds he sees nearby

some of the other birds he sees nearby

some of the other birds he sees nearby we find in South America three birds

we find in South America three birds

we find in South America three birds which use their wings for other purposes

which use their wings for other purposes

which use their wings for other purposes besides flight the penguin has fins the

besides flight the penguin has fins the

besides flight the penguin has fins the steamer is paddles and the ostrich

steamer is paddles and the ostrich

steamer is paddles and the ostrich assails perhaps Strange’s is the steamer

assails perhaps Strange’s is the steamer

assails perhaps Strange’s is the steamer though they look like most other ducks

though they look like most other ducks

though they look like most other ducks steamers can’t fly instead they use

steamers can’t fly instead they use

steamers can’t fly instead they use their wings to paddle across the surface

their wings to paddle across the surface

their wings to paddle across the surface of the waves it’s unclear to Darwin why

of the waves it’s unclear to Darwin why

of the waves it’s unclear to Darwin why an all-powerful creator would design

an all-powerful creator would design

an all-powerful creator would design such unusual creatures the radically

such unusual creatures the radically

such unusual creatures the radically different uses for their wings might

different uses for their wings might

different uses for their wings might suggest that the birds had changed

if this was possible they could have

if this was possible they could have lost their ability to fly darwin is

lost their ability to fly darwin is

lost their ability to fly darwin is intrigued but he remains committed to

intrigued but he remains committed to

intrigued but he remains committed to the more established idea that species

the more established idea that species

the more established idea that species don’t transform one reason is the fact

don’t transform one reason is the fact

don’t transform one reason is the fact that living things seem to have remained

that living things seem to have remained

that living things seem to have remained constant through recorded time but

constant through recorded time but

constant through recorded time but Darwin is only beginning to discover the

Darwin is only beginning to discover the

Darwin is only beginning to discover the difference between the scope of human

difference between the scope of human

difference between the scope of human experience and the history of life on

experience and the history of life on

experience and the history of life on Earth