RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1871.12.17. Bartlett has given carrion to Wolves. CUL-DAR189.58. 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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Dec. 17/71/ Bartlett has given carrion to Wolves & has never seen them roll on it.— I believe & others have remarked on the same fact, that larger dogs, probably descended from wolves, do not so often roll on carrion as small dogs, where as probably known has jackals
[Expression, p. 44.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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