Darwins observation

  • Beagle voyage

    Beagle voyage

    22-year-old Charles darwin joins captain FitzRoy on the HMS Beagle as the ship's naturalist.
  • Crossing the equator

    Crossing the equator

  • Punta Alta, Argentina

    Punta Alta, Argentina

    darwins finds large fossils
  • Tierra del Fuego, Agentina

    Tierra del Fuego, Agentina

    FitzRoy tries to start a Christian mission but fails.
  • Cape Verde Islands

    Cape Verde Islands

    Darwin makes his first observation
  • Salvador, Brazil

    Salvador, Brazil

    darwin explores the Brazilian rainforest for the first time
  • Falkland Islands

    Falkland Islands

    darwins is unimpressed by the islands until he finds some primitive-looking rocks and finds fossils. Falkland islands were filled with brachiopods; two shelled animals
  • Rio Negro, Argentina

    Rio Negro, Argentina

    Darwins explores pampas with the locals known as 'gauchos'
  • Chiloé Island, Chile

    Chiloé Island, Chile

    Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt.
  • Galapagos Islands

    Galapagos Islands

    Darwin finds many species of plants, birds, and tortoises unique to the islands
  • Mauritius

    Mauritius

  • Sydney, Australia

    Sydney, Australia

    darwin wonders why Australia has different mammals
  • Cape Town, South Africa

    Cape Town, South Africa

  • Bahia and Pemambuco, South America

    Bahia and Pemambuco, South America

    darwin discovers many incredible creatures
  • Falmouth, England

    Falmouth, England

    darwin is back home
  • Coco Islands

    Coco Islands

    darwin studies coral reefs