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14 different species of finch.
evolution is actually scientific, Neo-Darwinists began looking for new
"proofs." At this point, the story of the Galápagos finches appeared as
a savior.
These birds thus became the focus of wide-ranging research. A
number of evolutionists made statements based on their own obser-
vations. In an article in the April 1953 edition of Scientific American
magazine, the ornithologist David Lack claimed that the evolution of
the birds on the Galápagos had taken place in the recent past, and that
this could even be seen as proof of differentiation between species. 14
Another evolutionist, Peter Grant, suggested that the evolution of the
Galápagos finches was still going on. 15
The names of Peter Grant and his wife Rosemary Grant can be
found in most articles and writings about the finches in question. In
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