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John Edmonstone
John Edmonstone was born in British Guiana (now Guyana). He grew up enslaved on a plantation in Guyana, South America. Edmonstone would often tell Charles Darwin tales of beautiful tropical rainforests, colourful birds and strange animals he had seen in his native Guyana. Many experts believe that these stories inspired Darwin in his future explorations.
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