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22 year old Charles Darwin, who recently graduated, joins the HMS Beagle's journey around the world.
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The Beagle starts the journey.
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Darwin loved the first observations when the Beagle stopped at the Cape Verde Islands.
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The ship crosses the equator to the southern hemisphere.
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Darwin is delighted to see rain forests for the first time because of all the beautiful vegetation and wide variety of animals
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Darwin finds many fossils and says many of them could be fairly new.
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They return three natives back to their homeland.
The captain, Robert FitzRoy, tries to start a missionary, which failed. -
The islands were described as dry and barren, but Darwin found two fossils of Brachiapods, which used to be very common.
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Darwin explores the very fertile lowlands with Locals by horse.
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Darwin sees Mount Chiloe, a volcano, erupt, and goes through an Earthquake.
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There were many unique animals on this Island, such as tortoises that were similar to mainland tortoises but much bigger, and Iguanas that can swim and only eat seaweed.
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Darwin is curious why the mammals are all different in Australia.
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Darwin Studies the Coral reefs
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They had to walk awhile over black lava covered with bushes and plants to get to town.
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There is a mountain, called Table Mountain, which is a layered sandstone mountain reaching about 3500 feet.
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Darwin discovers many incredible creatures, but is not happy about being seasick and homesick, especially when the ship makes a very sharp tun.
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The Beagle finally reaches home late at night and Darwin says his head was quite confused with so much delight.