What Charles Darwin Saw At The Zoo

Isobel Charman / History News Network, Time
Mon, 06/26/2017 - 9:00am

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was originally published at HNN. On the first sunny day of 1838, Charles Darwin decided to take a break from his studies. He left his rooms on Great Marlborough Street, fetched his horse from the stable, and rode up the bustling thoroughfare of Regent’s Street.

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