Chilled Iguanas, All-knowing Tortoises, Rascal Seals, and Rich Geriatric British Tourists
August 19th 2007 On the moment the plane touched down on the strange new terrain with funky-looking cactuses everywhere, one British voice blurted out: “By golly! We’ve landed on the moon!” - and we knew this was not going to be no ordinary place.
According to Darwin (who also developed his theory of evolution on the islands), because the islands were never connected with the mainland, any plants or animals
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