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Saving Darwin's mockingbird

A £60,000 appeal is to be launched to save the bird that inspired Darwin to formulate his theory of evolution from extinction. BBC broadcaster Andrew Marr, president of the Galapagos Conservation Trust who have launched the appeal, and Darwin's great-great grandson Randal Keynes, discuss the importance of the Floreana Mockingbird.

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