More than half of Darwin's book, The Voyage of the Beagle, treats southern South America. From 1832-1835, Charles Darwin traveled extensively in the Pampas and Patagonia.
Dr. Williams presents a natural history of the region based on his own four travel excursions over two decades following Darwin's travels more than a century and a half later.
Dr. Gary Williams
Gary Williams, Curator, Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California
Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences curator Gary Williams reports on Darwin's discovery of the giant ground sloth (Mylodon Darwinii) giant armadillos (Glyptodont), and the profound influence of South America on Darwin's theories.
California Academy of Sciences curator Gary Williams discusses Darwin's findings on the migration of species from North and South America. Interestingly, the camel migrated from what is now Las Vegas down to South America, where it was eventually domesticated into the llama and alpaca.
