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About The Mysteries Of The Amazon Rainforest | Darwin’s Beagle

In 1831, Charles Darwin set sail on one of the most epic scientific journeys ever made. Darwin circumnavigated the Earth on the clipper Beagle, making discoveries that changed our ideas of time, space, chance, sex and nature. Almost 180 years later, his descendant Sarah Darwin and British author Redmond O'Hanlon repeat this epic expedition to find out how Darwin's world has changed.

The Mysteries Of The Amazon Rainforest | Darwin’s Beagle is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 52 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a nature & environment documentary, The Mysteries Of The Amazon Rainforest | Darwin’s Beagle uses mysteries, amazon, rainforest as its central frame. Nature films connect close observation with larger environmental systems. Consider habitat, seasonal change, human activity and the limits of what a single location can demonstrate about a global ecological issue.

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The Mysteries Of The Amazon Rainforest | Darwin’s Beagle
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52 minutes
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