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Artificial selection Dog breeders have capitalised on the variation in the species to create widely differing animals. Click here for teachers resources on artificial selection.

Fancy and feral pigeons Darwin's famous for his finches, but he spent more time studying fancy pigeons. See more images in our fancy pigeon gallery, courtesy of John Ross.

Earthworm in burrow Earthworms are the JCBs of the natural world moving tonnes of earth in a year. Click here to find resources for teachers on earthworms and other topics.

Articles about Darwin Inspired Learning Want to find out more about Darwin Inspired Learning? See our articles page that has the results of the latest published research by our education team.

Darwin's Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis darwini) A species of rodent in the Cricetidæ family, named after Darwin by George Robert Waterhouse, the Librarian and Curator of Insects and Records at the Royal Entomological Society, in 1837. Click here for more information on our collections.

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana Also known as the Black Ctenosaur (Ctenosaura similis), the Black Spiny-tailed Iguana was first described by John Edward Gray in 1831. It is recorded as the fastest running lizard on Earth. Click here for the answers to our frequently asked questions.

Darwin's study Darwin's study at Down House, Darwin's family home in the Kent countryside for forty years. Find out more about who runs Down House and other partners we work with.

My mind seems to have become a kind of machine for grinding general laws out of large collections of facts. Charles Darwin

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