Galapagos: Evolution with David Attenborough

Editor's Take

Returning to the islands that helped shape the theory of natural selection, Attenborough uses the Galapagos as a working laboratory of evolution. The film reads adaptation, isolation, and change through specific inhabitants, from the great Wolf Volcano to the smallest finch. Its argument is quietly Darwinian, letting the archipelago demonstrate the mechanism. It is an accessible account of why these islands remain central to biology.

In Galapagos: Evolution, David Attenborough returns to the islands that helped inspire the theory of natural selection. The film explores the living laboratory of the archipelago, from the towering Wolf Volcano to the smallest finch, revealing stories of adaptation, isolation, and change. Shot in 4K, it shows why these islands remain central to our understanding of how life evolves. It is an absorbing look at evolution in action. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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