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Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. He ......... a British naturalist who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. In South America, Darwin found that fossils of extinct animals ........ similar to modern species. Many people ......stronhly opposed to the idea of evolution because it conflicted with their religious beliefs.

Throughout his life, Darwin ...... a true and hard-working scientist