Survival of the fittest apparently extends to notebooks. The notebooks of Charles Darwin and were reported stolen from the Cambridge University Library, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. Even Interpol has been notified of the alleged theft, which is being investigated by police. Included in the pair of notebooks, which are estimated to be worth millions, is the “Tree of Life” sketch by the scientist, who died in 1882. ’She was my princess’: Grandmother of Brooklyn ‘sweet 16′ shooting victim remembers teen destined for better things Meghan Markle reveals she suffered miscarriage over the summer U.S. citizens detained for speaking Spanish at Montana grocery store settle suit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection Though the prized possessions haven’t been seen for two decades, library staff trusted the notebooks must be lost somewhere in the archives of the repository, which boasts more than 130 miles of shelving and nearly 10 million books, manuscripts, and more. After an in-depth search through 189 boxes in the Darwin Archive proved fruitless, they concluded the manuscripts must have been nabbed. University librarian Jessica Gardner, who also serves as director of library services, noted the theory that the notebooks had been “mis-shelved or misfiled” is now “not a sufficient position or set of actions to take.” In 1866, fellow British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, suggested that Darwin replace his “natural selection” theory with that of “survival of the fittest,” a term coined by Herbert Spencer two years prior after he read Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species.” With News Wire Services Recommended on Daily News

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