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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Henrietta Darwin. 1862.03.28. Voice of cats Henrietta. CUL-DAR189.7. 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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Voice of cats Henrietta — March 28 — 1862

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Mews — asking for dinner &c

1— "Do let me in-"

2— "You must let me in-"

Half croak, half mew of recognition — "How do you do"—

Growl when they are fed or have a mouse

Spit of fear, or anger

Yowl when they feel injured

Croak to baby of affection "How I do love you"

Mew to baby "I hope you are well"

Kitten spit of defiance & cocketness — Kitten inward croak, when in the highest spirits.

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Cat-erwauling — on sexual

Fierce growl when up a tree & Dog under tree

Rengger has much on voice of Monkeys

[Expression, p. 88.]

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