# Darwin Day **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 23, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737 "2016-01-23T00:28:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thevillageatheist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@thevillageatheist](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/thevillageatheist)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737/21 "2016-01-28T02:37:12Z")
> So this June..coming up in about 5 months? Nah, I wish though. We promised the Grandkids a trip to mouseland this June. June 2017 is my target, and I'm serious about the idea. Cap't Jack ---
**Author:** ![timb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@timb](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/timb)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737/22 "2016-01-29T03:10:06Z")
> No no, look above. I was wrong about the Beagle. Darwin didn't name it. Sorry! :bug: Yeah, but would he buy a boat named "The Beagle" and not change its name, if he didn't like dogs?Maybe he had a cat he named Beagle. That would be a serious affront to a cat's dignity. I don't think Darwin would do that. ---
**Author:** ![loisl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/loisl/32/18_2.png) [@loisl](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/loisl)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737/23 "2016-01-29T04:42:57Z")
> No no, look above. I was wrong about the Beagle. Darwin didn't name it. Sorry! :bug: Yeah, but would he buy a boat named "The Beagle" and not change its name, if he didn't like dogs?Maybe he had a cat he named Beagle. That would be a serious affront to a cat's dignity. I don't think Darwin would do that. You never know what he might have gotten up to. He also had 10 kids who might have thought it would be a hoot. Lois ---
**Author:** ![thevillageatheist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@thevillageatheist](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/thevillageatheist)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737/24 "2016-01-29T18:20:43Z")
> You never know what he might have gotten up to. He also had 10 kids who might have thought it would be a hoot. He cared more about his pigeons than his dog, but he did involve himself with dog breeders, using the concept of selective Breeding. It eventually led him down the path to natural selection. His voyage on the _Beagle_ clinched it for him, especially when he visited the Galápagos Islands. That's where he picked up his pet tortoise, which he named "James" BTW and it died in 1837, three years after the voyage. Cap't Jack ---
**Author:** ![timb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@timb](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/timb)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737/25 "2016-01-29T18:38:45Z")
> > You never know what he might have gotten up to. He also had 10 kids who might have thought it would be a hoot. > > He cared more about his pigeons than his dog, but he did involve himself with dog breeders, using the concept of selective Breeding. It eventually led him down the path to natural selection. His voyage on the _Beagle_ clinched it for him, especially when he visited the Galápagos Islands. That's where he picked up his pet tortoise, which he named "James" BTW and it died in 1837, three years after the voyage. Cap't Jack He may have picked up 3 tortoises from the Galapagos. Harriett who died only 10 years ago was said, but not proven to be one of those. DNA testing confirmed her age (176 yrs) but indicated that she was from an island that Darwin never visited. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13115101/ns/world\_news-asia\_pacific/t/-year-old-darwins-tortoise-dies-zoo/#.VquvPBrSm1s ---
**Author:** ![thevillageatheist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@thevillageatheist](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/thevillageatheist)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737/26 "2016-01-30T02:31:08Z")
> He may have picked up 3 tortoises from the Galapagos. Harriett who died only 10 years ago was said, but not proven to be one of those. DNA testing confirmed her age (176 yrs) but indicated that she was from an island that Darwin never visited. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13115101/ns/world\_news-asia\_pacific/t/-year-old-darwins-tortoise-dies-zoo/#.VquvPBrSm1s True, but Harriet wasn't Darwin's tortoise, it actually belonged to Fitzroy's successor who visited the Islands and later Australia. There were two confirmed when the carcasses were discovered having the name of the Island (James) and a number corresponding with a catalogue list. But we may never know conclusively. https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2014/feb/12/celebrity-pet-discovery-darwin-tortoise Cap't Jack ---
**Author:** ![timb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@timb](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/timb)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737/27 "2016-01-30T02:41:20Z")
Thanks Cap’t Jack. As usual you are a reliable source in historical matters. [Previous page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/darwin-day/4737.md?page=1)