Page 199 - The Error of the Evolution of Species

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)

work and field research on the Galapagos, but failed to dis-

play the same care and attention in analyzing their results.
They fell into a grave error because they set about evaluat-
ing their findings, not according to objective scientific logic,
but in the light of their evolutionist preconceptions.

The Beak-Change Error

Every few years, as already mentioned, El Niño affects
the western regions of North and South America in particu-
lar, and at such times, high levels of rain fall on the
Galapagos, leading to increased plant growth and an abun-
dance of seeds. Ground finches are therefore easily able to

find the food they need, and their numbers accordingly in-
crease after such rainy periods.
Grant and his colleagues witnessed a similar situation in
1982-83. With the rains, seeds became plentiful, and the av-
erage beak size of ground finches returned to the pre-1977
drought levels. This greatly surprised the observers, who
were expecting a continuing "evolution" in beak size.
The change in Galapagos finches' average beak size ac-
tually has a different explanation: In years of drought when

seeds are scarce, birds with beak a slightly larger than nor-
mal can open the remaining hard, large seeds with their

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