Did you know that Singapore was once the base for the other ‘father’ of the Theory of Evolution?
Having travelled the wild places of the Malayan Archipelago, the equally brilliant but lesser known Alfred Russel Wallace came up with the idea of evolution the same time as Charles Darwin, ‘father’ of the Theory of Evolution. Wallace also wrote extensively about his exciting explorations of Singapore’s much loved Bukit Timah Hill forests. It was during his epic eight-year journey through our Asian region that Wallace was able to accumulate an unbelievable collection of 125,660 wildlife specimens, of which 1,000 species were new to Science.
This August, the Singapore Botanic Gardens will stage an exhibition exploring the achievements of Wallace and his role in pioneering the idea of Evolution to mark its 150th anniversary in 2009.
This intensely educational exhibition will also entertain with its colourful images of biodiverse tropical Nature – of Wallace’s favourite beetles from Singapore’s forests, of stick insects that mimic twigs, and of butterflies that pretend to be poisonous, all in the name of the survival of the species.
All are welcome. Free admission.
Time: 9am – 6pm
Venue: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Library of Botany and Horticulture, Botany Centre
Website: http://www.sbg.org.sg/
Contact: Singapore Botanic Gardens 6471 7361 / Elizabeth Ee - elizabeth.ee@hillandknowlton.com.sg
