RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1868.04.16. The Cynocephalus anubis after being insulted. CUL-DAR189.34. 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

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR189 contains material for Darwin's book Expression of the emotions.


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Apr 16th/68 The Cynocephalus anubis after being insulted & put into violent passion, when he made friends & shook hands with his Keeper, jabbers, & move up & down his jaws & lips.

It is form of laughing — man move in same spasmodic retracted manner his muscles of chest, but I think lower jaw quiver a little, a mere vestige of old movement.—

[Expression, p. 134.]


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