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1835Darwin visits the Galápagos IslandsObservations during the voyage of the BeagleCharles Darwin spent five weeks surveying the Galápagos Islands aboard HMS Beagle, studying the islands' distinctive finches, tortoises, and other wildlife. These observations later became central evidence in his theory of evolution by natural selection.