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The Voyage of the Beagle (Ch. XVIII), by Charles Darwin

Harvard Classics
Harvard Classics
Episode • Dec 22, 2021 • 25m

Darwin, in exploring New Zealand, finds cannibalism, tattooing, and many weird customs among the natives. Instead of shaking hands, the salutation is by rubbing noses. (Volume 29, Harvard Classics)

Darwin visits New Zealand natives, Dec. 22, 1835.

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