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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1861.08.07. Expression / Dog when advancing to stranger. CUL-DAR189.5. 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.

The brown crayon number '25' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in a portfolio for the subject of expression.

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Expression (25)

Dog when advancing to stranger or with some anger pricks ears — when dog know a person well always depresses ears. When dog advance in hostile attitude to other dog tail as stiff as rod of iron. When dog is snarling the ears depressed, but drawn back, so in different manner to defined ears. Horse when pleased & winnowing always pricks ears, reverse of depressed ears, (which is very different from ear directed backwards to hear). When cat attached [text excised]

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on level ground by dog arches back, can this be from assuming attitude of defence which it would commonly take on branch of trees, with tail raised.

[Expression, pp. 50-1.]

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)