The Squire Who Taught Darwin Everything
He rode a caiman like a horse. He climbed St. Peter's Basilica to leave a glove on top, then climbed back up to fetch it when the Pope demanded its removal. He dangled his bare foot from a hammock so vampire bats could feed on his toes. Charles Waterton: the barefoot squire who taught the man who taught Darwin.
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