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"The Giant Tortoise's Tale" by Richard Dawkins

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This article was written while Richard Dawkins was on an earlier trip to Galapagos, and the footage seen here was shot on a later trip.

The audio is Richard Dawkins reading the article, and video footage was then added over it.

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  • True. It is very frustrating for rational people to live in a world of religious people who's goal is to be detrimental to all progress (especially science)

  • I dont think Atheists are "angry", but rather frustrated that some people cant understand or dont want to understand that Evolution is a proven theory.

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  • It's a shame something like fifty thousand people now live on those islands, destroying the natural balance of things.

  • ANAPSID! NO TEMPORAL OR MANDIBULAR FENESTRAE!!

    They can retract their hesds back by a ventral S-bend of the neck, so it is a CRYPTODIRA, so the pelvis will not be fused to the carapace or plastron! Also note fusion of the 2 halves of mandible; small brain-case; 'horny' (keratinized protein) plates which function as teeth; emargination from posterior edge of outer skull vault, plates of carapace fused with ribs in rigid protective structure, etc.

    Evolution baby!!!!

  • beautiful and elegant as always sir richard...but plz put away those sexy legs..lol.;)

  • @monkeybike so...your purposefully retarding yourself...to each his own I guess. Frustrated Atheist? Frustrated that some people impose their beliefs on us? That does sound frustrating. But what I think you are calling 'frustration' is really misplaced. I don't know an Atheist that wouldn't love to enlighten a fellow human being to their full potential of curiosity, love and science.

  • @MrPizzapoika lol ! I think he meant proven fact.

  • @monkeybike wait...Proven theory?

  • I wish I could see what those saddle tortoises will look like in a million years. If humans (or some other phenomenon) don't mess it up, there will be tortoises two stories high eating from massive cacti.

  • how can someone ever see something like this an deny evolution? this is beautiful and also beautifuly explained.

  • @mmmmmarcus That drives me mad - why can't people just learn what the word 'theory' actually means in this context and give up the damned "argument"!

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