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Charles Darwin joined Captain FitzRoy on the HMS beagle as the naturalist. The voyage took over twice as long as originally planned, turning into a 5 year journey.
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Darwin was excited about the large fossils he discovered.
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HMS Beagle makes its first stop at the Cape Verde Islands. Darwin talks of writing a book about his findings.
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HMS Beagle crosses the equator.
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Darwin studies the Brazilian rainforests for the first time. He was amazed by the experience and the diversity of species.
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Captain FitzRoy attempts to start a Christian mission, but it fails terribly.
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Darwin finds the Falkland Islands desert and barren. He later found fossils inside of rocks
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Darwin explored the low lands with the local people.
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Darwin experienced an earthquake and after seeing its effect, believed that earthquakes caused the earth to change over millions of years.
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Darwin found many species of plants, birds, and tortoises unique to the islands, but in some way related to main land species. He found a species of Iguana that ate seaweed and lived near the ocean, unlike any other iguana.
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Darwin considered himself to be an Englishman when arrived in Sydney Cove.
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Darwin studies coral reefs growing around islands.
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Darwin observed black lava over the green grass.
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Darwin observed the number of bullock wagons and Table Mountain.
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Darwin discovered a large diversity of species in the jungles.
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Darwin returns home in Falmouth, England