Pigeon Photograph - 1870 Domestic Fancy Pigeon Breeds Darwin by Paul D Stewart

1870 Domestic Fancy Pigeon Breeds Darwin is a photograph by Paul D Stewart which was uploaded on July 21st, 2016.

1870 Domestic Fancy Pigeon Breeds Darwin

19th Century oleograph colour image of domestic fancy pigeon varieties. Darwin saw natural selection as operating like a human breeder to favour... more

by Paul D Stewart

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Title

1870 Domestic Fancy Pigeon Breeds Darwin

Artist

Paul D Stewart

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Description

19th Century oleograph colour image of domestic fancy pigeon varieties. Darwin saw natural selection as operating like a human breeder to favour those inviduals whose traits best suited them for reproduction in the prevailing conditions. Darwin himself bred pigeons from 1855 and became very familiar with the literature, types and other breeders. He joined two of the London pigeon clubs and noted that behaviour, as well as appearance, could be selected for. He also believed that an ornithologist faced with any of these varieties in the wild would not hesitate to make them a different species from the ancestral stock.

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July 21st, 2016