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Student Assists with Shore Survey
A student from the University of Cape Town in South Africa uses a field guide to......
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William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants
Today you can just hop on a plane and be on another continent within a day's time.......
December 2017

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Charles Darwin
This 1890 painting of Charles Darwin is on display at the Turin Museum of Human......
Around the World Again...and Again
After the success of his first voyage, Dampier was made captain of his own ship...
July 2010

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Discoveries in Australia and New Guinea
This slideshow features illustrations of some of the plants and animals that......
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More Australian Plants
As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were......
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Australian Plants
As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and......
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Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands
A giant tortoise subspecies (Geochelone nigra vicina) lives on Isabela Island in......
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Captain Kidd on His Ship
In 1697, aboard his ship Adventure Galley, Kidd captured his largest prize ever—a......
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Captain William Kidd
Captain Kidd had a license from Lord Bellomont, the governor of New England and...
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Privateer definition
A privateer was a seaman with a license from his country's government to attack......
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