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The Gentle Giant: Tragedy of Lonesome George

by Mr Ghaz in History, July 28, 2010
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When the Galapagos were discovered by Spanish explorers in 1535, hundreds of thousands of giant tortoises roamed the islands. (Galapago is the Spanish word for tortoise.) Survivors of prehistoric times when reptiles were of enormous size, some of the tortoises grow to four feet in length and weigh as much as 500 pounds. They may live for more than a century.

Why Not Creation and Evolution?

by Earl Schmegley in Philosophy, August 4, 2009
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People have been arguing about Creation vs. Evolution since Darwin came back from the Galapagos Islands. Isn’t it possible though that God created our Universe and designed it with the evolutionary process in order to allow life to adapt to a consistently changing environment?

Leatherback Turtle Fighting for Survival

by Lucy Lockett in Activism, April 29, 2007
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Our oceans are undergoing major changes that are due to climate change, pollution and environmental shifts.The Pacific Leatherback Turtle is one of the endangered species that needs your urgent attention, its numbers are declining at a phenomenal rate.

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