Darwin's Secret: The Beagle's Child Kidnap Experiment
The HMS Beagle's 1833 expedition, famous for carrying Charles Darwin, had a hidden mission: returning three Yamana tribals to their homeland to cover up a potential sex scandal. A modern expedition aboard the SY Santa Maria Australis, led by Michael Robert FitzRoy, a direct descendant of the ship's captain, retraces the Beagle's route. Their goal: uncover the truth about the Beagle's journey, FitzRoy's experiment, and its impact on Darwin's theory of evolution.
The HMS Beagle's 1833 expedition, famous for carrying Charles Darwin, had a hidden mission: returning three Yamana tribals to their homeland to cover up a potential sex scandal. A modern expedition aboard the SY Santa Maria Australis, led by Michael Robert FitzRoy, a direct descendant of the ship's captain, retraces the Beagle's route. Their goal: uncover the truth about the Beagle's journey, FitzRoy's experiment, and its impact on Darwin's theory of evolution.
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