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Charles Darwin sets sail on aboard the HMS Beagle holding the post of 'captain's assistant'
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Darwin makes his first observations and plans to log every discovery he comes across
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Darwin gets a first hand experience on just how hot is it at the equator
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Darwin has his first encounter with the Brazilian rain forests and is intrigued by how dominant the vegetation is
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Darwin discovers many large fossils - some that he has never seen before
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Captain Robert FitzRoy returns three natives back to their homeland of Argentina after bringing them to England during a previous voyage
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Darwin explores the bleak and lifeless islands eventually coming across fossils that appeared to be inside of ancient rock formations
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Darwin explores 'Pampas', which are low lying areas of fertile land, with the local natives a.k.a 'gauchos'
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Darwin watches Mount Osorno erupt and experiences an earthquake while in the woods near Valdivia
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Darwin discovers many species of birds, plants and tortoises all unique to the life of the Islands but very similar to the species of the mainland - Darwin observed and fascinated over the the marine iguana simply because there was just nothing like it
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Darwin wonders why the mammals he observed were nothing like the mammals he had studied and come across all before
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Darwin observes the coral reefs to put his atoll formation theory to test
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Darwin takes in the environment and observes the fields of black lava with grass growing on top of it while surrounded by blossoming bushes
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Darwin's attention got caught by the numerous bullock wagons and the famous Table Mountain
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Darwin discovers many incredible creatures in the jungles of South America - but while homesick and seasick Darwin's joy goes away when he finds out that the Beagle took an unplanned detour to collect more measurements
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Darwin returned home safely