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Scientific Explanation of Finch Mystery

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We will construct final explanations to answer the two questions about the finch mystery.

Claim - Evidence - Reasoning

Why did the finches die?

Why were some finches able to survive?

The Galapagos Finches live on the small island deserted island of Daphne Major. Daphne Major is a island in the Galapagos islands. The island is very small and doesn't even have any trees on it. The island is home to owls, hawks and the Galapagos Finches. Around 1977 all the finches started to disappear. A drought started so then it didn’t rain then so the seeds didn’t grow. It only rained 25 centimeter when it usually around 150 centimeters rains, it shows this in the rainfall graph.
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