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And that's also why when we think of evolution, we think of the Galapagos and in particular we think of two iconic creatures, the tortoise and the finch. The boys. We only have a few days left to meet our financial goal. 23 Weeks 6 Days Hmm. There have been no tortoises there for 100 years. Yeah, it's P. H. I L. I can't spell out loud Phil or L. O. R. N. I. S. D. O. W. N. S. I. Filan is actually means bird loving. This is possibility powered by Shopify. It does. Today, the strange story of a small group of islands that raise a big question: is it inevitable that even our most sacred natural landscapes will eventually get swallowed up by humans? It's called scandia sharpie thing. They weren't sure they'd eventually name him George lonesome George. I'm Janna boom rod. Say a few from maybe those Penta tortoises swim with occurrence to that nearby island. Chimps. They tagged, we collected genetic samples, got some D. N. A. Radio lab is supported by the john Templeton Foundation Funding research and catalyzing conversations that inspire people with awe and wonder learn about the latest discoveries in the science of well being, complexity, forgiveness and free will at Templeton dot org, As our co-Hosts Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser are out this week, we are re-sharing the perfect episode to start the summer season! So when you think about trying to inspect the bridge and every pillar, you're talking about extensive amount of work. But then she sees something amazing in that genetic data. The each legs, two clutches were ultimately laid in his corral and the scientists are like George got our hopes up dramatically. These bright yellow traps hanging from trees. And what makes it so perfect for tortoises is in the dry season in Galapagos, the guru, a which is a very, very thick mist comes onto the island. Some alligators, but you've got a crap load of fish, you've got a crap load of fungus, fun, fun, fun, fun guy, fungi, fungi or fungi, whatever, you know, Ravelli, whatever you take seriously. It's keeping score. I like to think of it as a kind of Darwin finch. And as he went island to island, he started noticing that there were all these creatures that were really similar to each other but also a little bit different. So Gisella thought just by chance some of these tortoises are going to have a little bit more Penta D. N. A. Did a genetic analysis and found something they never expected a group of tortoises. We just told you a story about how far humans are willing to go to protect something. You mean eat the fly larva? Seriously? To what cause was the demise of the Pinta tortoises attributed? And this is the place of course where Darwin landed in 1835. You know, it might be like the planes just covered with buffalo or maybe the Serengeti desert with Lines and elephants. Yeah, I carried your oxygen and you walked beside me through the lobby commenting on the decor. And you could argue we're gonna have to get a whole lot better at making some very, very difficult decisions. There's a little hole into the brain of this little finch. Am I losing my touch? It feeds on flowers and we think decomposing fruits, baby flies, they're not vegetarians, they will, you know, blood. You've got. I just came in second. I'm walking through the town. Today, the strange story of a small group of islands that raise a big question: is it inevitable that even our most sacred natural landscapes will eventually get swallowed up by humans? So you really only had two species left. External Link A discussion of the attacks on LaBeouf, Rnkk & Turner 's HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US art project by far-right trolls. Radiolab took down this episode and issued an apology on August 12, 2017, following accusations that it appeared to condone the actions and ideologies of extremist groups. Sometimes you have a year this is justa flop. Here we are, we're going to look at these incredible creators called los malos and as we're walking along the path, she's like, oh wait, look at this, She points just to the right of the path. Scientists had to find clever ways to help the turtles on the island! Shopify powers millions of entrepreneurs from first sale to full scale every 28 seconds. Radiolab And he tells me, well, I'm nervous. That is the sound of a tortoise breathing. I'm Robert Krulwich. They were a little bit different depending on which island the finches lived on with the beaks. So now they had a dilemma. They're just basically the lawnmowers. Transcripts and Recorded Audio - WNYC And of course the shock was there was a wave went around the room when he said that I recall seeing a second wave of the spanish translation passed around the room. So they did it. When Lucy was only two days old she was adopted by a psychologist and his wife who wondered: if given the right environment, how human could Another possibility is sterile insect technique sterilized male flies and introduce them back into the wild so that the female mates with a sterile fly and obviously doesn't produce fertile eggs. My name is Gisele. You have to find all those other goats circle real low, you fly around them, round them up, try and get them in a single group and then They start picking off the goats one x 1 x one and they're actually videos online where you see these packs of goats running for their lives. Favorite Podcasts All lower case for a free 14 day. WebRadiolab live "Apocalyptical" In the fall of 2013, Radiolab toured North America with an ambitious multimedia live show called "Apocalyptical." Okay, um it's sort of the first thing that really just like, where the hell am I I? Nearly 200 years later, the Galpagos are undergoing rapid changes that continue to pose and perhaps answer critical questions about the fragility and We don't think it was natural Gisella thinks it might have been the whalers. Web72 votes, 254 comments. It's our new membership program and it comes with awesome perks, ad free listening, bonus, audio content, live events. And James says in a way it was a paradox because on the one hand, awesome, we have an actual living pinta island tortoise. The tortoises had different shells depending on the kind of island they lived on. So we, you know, we do this interview in english and I'm almost embarrassed that I wanted to talk to him because I think the dude is just gonna be so down and out exactly the opposite. Yes. And then, um, I actually didn't get back there for maybe 15 years from when I was there the first time and when I returned That forest was 100% gone. Which should never actually happened because these are totally separate species. And when you set foot first on pin to you immediately since your abundance all the insect life and birds problem is on pena things were spinning out of control vegetation was growing wild in the forest was getting overgrown with the wrong kind of plants and the whole ecosystem was just teetering out of balance And one of the reasons for this, according to Linda Coyote is that we had an island with no tortoises because tortoises are sort of like the lawnmowers. But then I spoke with this woman. Our fact checkers are diane kelly, Emily Krieger and Adam Sibyl Hi, I'm Erica in Yonkers leadership. They learned that this sound means, so the goats start hiding so they're going to bushes, they won't move, They learn to stand under a tree holding their breath. We will stay tuned. But in the end there's just George that then shifted the focus on now what do we do? Oh my God, they ate the whole back of this little finch. You can join in on early access at our merch stores. And what we'd do is we'd find a location as close as we could. You had plants re emerging, you had trees growing back and in a really short period of time. I'm actually walking down Charles Darwin Avenue just kinda getting the lay of the land when all of a sudden this line of cars comes around the corner honking, endless honking and waving flags, blue flags. It, it's a combination of reasons on the one hand, fishermen have started to participate in the actual fisheries management more because it seems like they realize if they're going to keep their livelihood, they can't just fish everything out. One I particularly love is Radiolab, the NPR mix of nerdy science and audio bombast. Earlier this summer, its gregarious hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich produced an episode entirely on the Galapagos Islands. We all know the Galapagoss role as a laboratory of evolution.
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