GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS
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- Scott, W. B. The Theory of Evolution, Lecture V. New York, 1917.
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“It is an interesting fact that on oceanic islands far removed from continents only those forms of life are found which could be borne to them by wind or wave. Only such birds as can be carried long distances by strong gales appear. The fauna of such islands contain no mammals except bats, and in every instance the life, both of plant and animal, is similar to that of the nearest mainland, yet differs from it in having distinct species. If special creation accounts for those forms, why are they not identical with those of the mainland? There is no answer. But evolution affords a simple and inevitable explanation. And if we admit that the original forms of life come from the mainland, and have since changed into new species, then the case of evolution is established.”—F. L. Darrow, Through Science to God.
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