From Mr Turner 2 October 1875
[Farnborough, Kent]
[when the tails of horned cattle are rubbed ‘just below the root,’ they invariably twist their bodies, stretch their necks, and begin to lick their lips.]1
Footnotes
The text of the letter is as given in Expression 2d ed., p. 47 n. 19. Mr Turner has not been further identified. The observation was added to the discussion of habitual movement in animals.
Bibliography
Expression 2d ed.: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. Edited by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1890.
Summary
When the tails of horned cattle are rubbed ‘just below the root,’ they invariably twist their bodies, stretch their necks, and begin to lick their lips.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10179F
- From
- Mr Turner
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Source of text
- Expression 2d ed., p. 47, n. 19
- Physical description
- ALS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10179F,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10179F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
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