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Blast Books, October 2021. Hardcover. Used - Very Good.

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Hardback. New. When Charles Darwin first stepped off the HMS Beagle and into the harsh and formidable world of the Galapagos islands with their sun-baked lava, spiny cactus, and tangled brushwood, he encountered many birds and animals new to him. He marveled at the remarkable tameness of the birds and the striking dominance of reptiles in these islands, which made the archipelago seem like a journey back in time. On the shoreline were swarms of "hideous-looking" marine iguanas - the world's only oceangoing lizards. On land, Darwin and the Beagle crew encountered large land iguanas, closely allied to their marine cousin; several smaller lizards and snakes; and giant land tortoises, after which the islands are named. How, Darwin asked himself, had life first come to these islands? Most of the life forms, he noted, were aboriginal creations, found nowhere else. Of all the creatures he encountered, none were as surprising and important to his studies as the Galapagos bears. In Darwin and His… Read more

Blast Books, 2021. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket issued. Signed and inscribed by author "To Karen

Blast Books, 2021. Hardcover. New. new edition. 192 pages. 9.25x6.12x0.71 inches.