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22 year old Darwin goes off on his 5 year journey as the ships naturalist
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First Observations and he ponders to write a book on the various country geology.
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Darwins crew cross the equator and endured heavy storms
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He explored Brazil's dense rainforest and adored the experience.
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Darwin is intrigued by the big fossils he finds
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Captain Robert Fitzroy tries to start a Christian mission which fails badly
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Darwin finds the 'desolated and wretched' but is happier when he finds primitive looking ricks and fossils
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Explores the fertile lowlands areas know as Pampas
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Witnesses the eruption of Mount Osorno and experiences an earthquake near Valdivia
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Darwin find many species of birds, plants, and tortoises unique to this area , but are strangely related to mainland species
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On arrival to Sydney, Cove , felt proud to be an Englishman. Marveled at marsupials and ponders why there are so many different mammals in Australia
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Studies coral reefs growing around Island to test his theory of atoll formation
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Unculitvated, consisting of a black lava smothered with coarse grass and bushes, greater part of which are mimosas
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Table Mountain, mass of horizontally stratified sandstone rises at a height of 3,500 feet
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Discovers many incredible creatures, but is homesick and seasick. Beagle makes an unexpected detour
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Home at last! he is happy to be back!!