The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R & Elizabeth Darwin. 1867.12.02. In the Wanderoo monkey Macacus silenus. CUL-DAR189.22. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2023. RN1

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Dec 2. 1867 [illeg]

In the Wanderoo monkey, Macacus silenus which has got great ruff of hair round face & over eyes,— when it looks upward & incessantly a narrow zone of hair is incessantly wound up & down, & much down when facing sun— Now this zone of Hair manifestly answer to one eyebrow & has same movement. In some of the baboons it forms a prominent ridge & likewise moves up & down. It was clear that movement in Wanderoo was to get hair out of the way & best fr way opening eyes — so does man in passion look in looking upwards /over

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The Keeper assures me that the young Chimpanzee when sulky pout.

[Expression, p. 140.]

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