Blue-footed boobies on display in the Galapagos diorama of Fernbank Museum's new Darwin exhibition.


Blue-footed boobies are among the many species featured in a diorama dedicated to Darwin's Beagle voyage, where he journeyed to the Galapagos Islands and beyond while collecting observations in nature and posing questions about the diversity that exists on Earth. Photo courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History.

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