In the first edition, Darwin remarks in regard to the similarity of Galápagos wildlife to that on the South American continent, "The circumstance would be explained, according to the views of some authors, by saying that the creative power had acted according to the same law over a wide area".
Na primeira edición, Darwin fai observacións sobre a semellanza da vida silvestre das Galápagos coa do continente Suramericano: "As circunstancias serían explicadas, segundo o punto de vista dalgúns autores, dicindo que o poder creativo actuou de acordo coa mesma lei sobe unha área ampla".