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At the young age of 22, Charles Darwin joins the HMS Beagle voyage.
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Darwin realized that he should write a book about his travels to all the different countries.
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They cross the equator and perform rituals. These included shaving Darwin while he was blindfolded and almost throwing him overboard.
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Darwin explored Brazilian rainforests for the first time. He had never see any like it before. There he saw different types of flowers, grass, and plants.
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Darwin encounters large fossils here and is fascinated by them.
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The Captain, Robert FtizRoy, brings back 3 native people that were on their previous voyage and tried to start a Christian mission, which failed.
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Darwin finds the Falkland Islands empty and bare. He also found many brachiopods' fossils.
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The fertile lowland area known as Pampas was explored by Darwin and a few locals.
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Darwin experiences Mount Osorno erupt along with experiencing the earthquake in the woods near Valdivia. The aftermath of the earthquake had a great affect on him.
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Darwin is interested in the birds and tortoises of this island. He decides to cut them open out of curiosity but he does not find anything out of the ordinary.
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The difference in the mammals of Australia is noticed by Darwin.
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To test his theory of atoll formation, Darwin studies the types of coral reef found around the island.
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Darwin enjoys the view along the sea coast and he sees the black lava underneath the grass.
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Darwin was stricken by the amounts of bullock wagons there were as well as Table Mountain.
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Throughout the jungle, many creatures are discovered by Darwin. Darwin starts to get both homesick and seasick.
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Darwin has finally reached home. He has all his memories with him.