Beat Darwin
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đ¯ What is Beat Darwin?
Beat Darwin is the daily animal-identification game from beatdarwin.com, themed around Charles Darwin's work on evolution and the species catalog at iNaturalist. Each day the puzzle drops a photograph of a real species â mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates are all in the pool â and asks you to identify it in four attempts.
The site draws its photographs from iNaturalist's global biodiversity database, and each species page includes the IUCN conservation status and the full taxonomic tree. The "beat Darwin" framing is tongue-in-cheek â the average player needs all four attempts, while Darwin himself probably would have needed fewer.
đĄ How to Play Beat Darwin
- Open beatdarwin.com to see today's mystery animal photo and the daily countdown.
- Study the photo. Body shape, color, size, and any visible markings (spots, bands, eye stripes) are the main tells.
- Pick from the four multiple-choice options. Beat Darwin doesn't use free-text input â it's a multiple-choice identification puzzle.
- Submit your guess. Correct answers end the round; wrong guesses unlock the next multiple-choice round with four new options.
- Read the "Did you know?" blurb after each guess. Beat Darwin surfaces a small fact about the animal â its habitat, range, conservation status, or a notable adaptation.
- Solve the species in four attempts or fewer. The site tracks your daily score and your streak, and the archive lets you revisit past species with full taxonomy.
đ Tips for Playing
- Start with a broad guess to gather as much information as possible
- Pay attention to every piece of feedback â even small details matter
- Think about what's unique or distinctive about the clues you've received
- Practice daily to build your pattern recognition skills
- Share your results with friends to compare strategies
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