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The ship was captained by Captain FitzRoy. Darwin was hired as a naturalist for the trip around the world. The original voyage was planned for 2 years, but ended up lasting 5 years. Most of the journey was spent in South America, where Darwin made most of his observations on plants, animals, and geology. Darwin, who was 22 years old at the beginning og the voyage would later call the event "the most important event of my life."
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The voyage on the HMS Beagle began in Plymouth, England. He is the captains assistant and suffered from seasickness.
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Darwin was amazed by his geological observations on the Island so much that he proposed writing a book on geology based on the places he traveled.
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He explores the Brazilian Rainforest for the first time, and is impressed by the biodiversity, especially among plants.
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Their ship was flooded with water, and there were disagreements between the captain and Darwin on the basis of their practices.
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He finds a giant fossil, which he asserts is justification that animals were different and larger.
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The captain of the ship pays back three natives, and tries to set up a Christian missionary, but fails.
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He observes the barren land. He notices in a primitive looking rock he cracked open fossils.
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Darwin explored the fertile lowlands called the Pampas with the local people called the gauchos.
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He sees Mount Osorma erupt and experiences an earthquake, which causes a change in the sea-levels. The aftermath of the earthquake greatly affected him.
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He finds organisms unique to the island, but notices their relation to the mainland animals. He is fascinated with the Galapagos tortoises. He noticed the the marine Iguana, which unlike any other swan and feed in the ocean. He finds seaweed in their stomach. He found that many animals blended into the environment. He finds multiple types of finches, and latter realizes they had attributes that best fit their environments.
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He wonders why there are different types of animals in Australia, and is fascinated with marsupials and why there are certain types of animals in Australia .
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He studies coral reefs growing around the island.
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Darwin walked along the seacoast. He observes that there is black lava over grass and bushes.
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Darwin was impressed by the number of bullock wagons and the Table Mountain with it being 3,500 ft and made of sandstone.
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He discovers incredible animals, but becomes seasick and homesick with the additional detours.
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He finally reached home. The ship he took on the journey, The Beagle was small and had tight living quarters.