Several others on board including FitzRoy and other officers were able amateur naturalists, and they gave Darwin generous assistance as well as making collections for the Crown, which the Admiralty placed in the British Museum.
Outros a bordo, como FitzRoy e outros oficiais eran naturalistas amadores e déronlle a Darwin unha xenerosa axuda e tamén facían coleccións para a Coroa, as cales despois o Almirantado destinaba ao Museo Británico.