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达尔文岛的达尔文拱门,厄瓜多尔加拉帕戈斯 (© miralex/Getty Images)
著名海拱的最后几天(Last days of a famous sea arch)
在达尔文日,我们参观达尔文拱门,以1809年出生于这一天的著名英国博物学家查尔斯·达尔文命名。最后一次拱形看上去像是在2021年5月17日。就在那时,这座海拱由于自然侵蚀而坍塌,变成了现在两个柱子之间的一堆瓦砾。一些当地人和科学家已将岩层更名为“进化的支柱”,这是对达尔文自然选择进化理论的认可。
原文:
On Darwin Day, we visit Darwin’s Arch, named for the famous English naturalist Charles Darwin who was born on this day in 1809. The last time the arch looked as it does in this image was May 17, 2021. That’s when this sea arch collapsed due to natural erosion and became a pile of rubble between what are now two pillars. Some locals and scientists have renamed the rock formation the 'Pillars of Evolution,' a nod to Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.
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