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In 1831, 22 year old Darwin joined Captain FitzRoy and the HMS Beagle as the ship's naturalist for its trip around the world.
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Darwin is very exited about his observations. "It then 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."
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Darwin explore the tropical rain forests of Brazil. "Here I first saw a tropical forest in all its sublime grandeur." He is very exited and surprised. "I have been wandering by myself in a Brazilian forest: Among the multitude, it is hard to say what set of objects are most striking; the general luxuriance of the vegetation bears the victory, the elegance of the grasses, the novelty of the parasitic plants, the beauty of the flowers.
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Darwin is intrigued by the fossils that he sees. He believes that they are new.
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Captain FitzRoy releases back 3 natives. He attempts to set up a mission, and fails.
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Darwin finds the Islands "Barren and Desolate". He finds some fossils.
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Darwin arrives at the fertile lowland areas, and is appalled by the independence of life.
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Darwin witnesses the eruption of Mount Osorno and experiences an earthquake. The aftermath of the earthquake affected him a lot.
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Darwin finds many species unique to the environment of the island that it is on. He derives from this information that each species will change into subsets with traits that are beneficial in their environment.
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Darwin wonders why there is a completely different set of mammals in Australia.
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Darwin studies coral reefs to test his theory of atoll formation.
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In the jungles, Darwin discovers a lot of new animals.He is homesick and seasick.