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1831 BCE
HMS Beagle
In 1831, The 22 year old, recently graduated Charles Darwin joined Captain FitzRoy on the HMS Beagle as the ship's naturalist for a trip around the world. -
Cape Verde Islands
Darwin's first observation: ' It then First dawned on me that i might perhaps write a book on the geology of the various countries visited , and this made me thrill with delight.' -
crossing the equator
They have crossed the equator and the ship is filled w water -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Darwin finds a giant Armadillo fossil -
salvador, Brazil
Darwin explores Brazilian Rain forests for the first time