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Egg collected by Charles Darwin found

By T.K. Randall
April 11, 2009 · Comment icon 5 comments

Image Credit: Julia Margaret Cameron
An egg that Charles Darwin collected on his famous voyage aboard the HMS Beagle and which was lost for almost 200 years has been rediscovered by a volunteer at the University of Cambridge.
An egg collected by Charles Darwin on his HMS Beagle voyage and lost for nearly 200 years has been discovered by a volunteer at the University of Cambridge. Researchers have known that the naturalist collected 16 bird eggs during his trip between 1831 and 1836 but all were thought to be lost."


Source: Telegraph | Comments (5)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by sarah snow 16 years ago
How exciting!!!
Comment icon #2 Posted by schizoidwoman 16 years ago
Egg-cellent.. just in time for Easter!
Comment icon #3 Posted by sarah snow 16 years ago
Egg-cellent.. just in time for Easter! And April Fools Day has gone, so we know this is no yolk
Comment icon #4 Posted by Lt_Ripley 16 years ago
My egg !!! for anyone who loves Ms. Prissy when her egg goes missing
Comment icon #5 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 16 years ago
Haha, look at all the puns already.


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