Tinamou egg

The tinamou egg in Darwin's collection is an egg of the tinamou species and is the only specimen left in Darwin's collections during his HMS Beagle voyage. The egg has a large crack because Darwin put it in a box too small for it. It was rediscovered by volunteer Liz Wetton in February 2009, the 200th year of Darwin's birth, while she was sorting the egg collection in the zoology museum at the University of Cambridge.^[1]

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Life	Education Voyage on HMS Beagle Inception of theory Development of theory Publication of theory Reaction to theory Orchids to Variation Descent of Man to Emotions Insectivorous Plants to Worms Portraits of Darwin

Family, beliefs, and health	Darwin–Wedgwood family Religious views Health

Writings	The Voyage of the Beagle Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection On the Origin of Species Fertilisation of Orchids Geological Observations on South America Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Insectivorous Plants The Power of Movement in Plants The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms Autobiography Correspondence

Related subjects	History of biology History of evolutionary thought History of geology Pangenesis Darwin Industry Commemoration Social Darwinism

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