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Charles Darwin is 22 years old and the captain's assistant as they depart.
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Darwin leaves Plymouth, England as a cpt assistant on HMS Beagle.
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Darwin got to make his first observations in the Cape Verde Islands and he is thrilled. He started writing a book on geology of countries.
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Darwin crossed the border and the ship decided for him to shave so there was a big undertaking of getting shaved.
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In Salvador, Brazil was their next stop. Darwin's first experience with a tropical rainforest left him in a delight. He is engulfed in the beauty of the rainforest with all its plants and flowers.
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Darwin arrives in Punta Alta to see giant fossils that he is excited to explore. He figures out that there were a lot of them and that they were very large.
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Darwin is excited on his first chance at observations and thinks about writing a book on countries' geology.
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Darwin and the Beagle cross the equator and promptly shave. An action Darwin does not enjoy.
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HMS Beagle arrive in Punta Alta, Argentina. Darwin gets to study the large fossils he finds in the area and concludes that there used to be many similar creatures and these fossils are new discoveries.
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Cpt. Robert FitzRoy brings back some natives he had taken to Europe trying to start a Christian mission. This fails badly.
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The HMS Beagle arrives in Salvador Brazil. Darwin gets to explore the rainforests and is delighted by the vegetation and flowers.
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Darwin studies the islands to find many fossils of brachiopods that were once one of the most abundant organisms on Earth.
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Darwin explores the fertile lowlands. (AKA Pampas) With the local "gauchos" he sees there independence and enjoyment of life.
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Darwin explores the many islands to find many species all with some deviation between them. The finches especially were all specifically suited for their own island, thus prompting Darwin to come up with the idea of natural selection and how it fed into evolution. His findings were very controversial to the churches and he was a victim of prejudice.
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Darwin and HMS Beagle are present to witness the eruption of Mount Osomo and experiences the earthquake new Valdivia. He concludes that the earthquake had damaged the island more than 100 years of wear and tear.
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Darwin studies the marsupials in Aus. and wonders why mammals are so different in this area.
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Darwin studies the coral reefs to test his theory of atoll formation. He was also visually please by the reef formations, claiming them to be "high amongst the wonderful objects of this world."
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The land is uncultivated and the ground consisting of black lave with coarse grass and bushes.
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Bullock wagons are numerous in this area and Table Mountain in this area is very interesting. With the mountain being 3,500 ft.
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While in the jungles again, Darwin discovers many new species never before seen to Europeans. Afterward, he wants to head home, but the HMS Beagle must make some readjustments.
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Darwin and the HMS Beagle arrive home to finally have room for the sailors to spread out and relax.