"I find in the domestic duck that the……" — Charles Darwin
"I find in the domestic duck that the bones of the wing weigh less and the bones of the leg more, in proportion to the whole skeleton, than do the same bones in the wild duck; and this change may be safely attributed to the domestic duck flying much less, and walking more, than its wild parents."
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288 Quotes by Charles Darwin
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