RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Fear is equally antagonistic to anger as joy. CUL-DAR189.85. 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.


[85]

Fear is equally antagonistic to anger as joy — why does not dog wag tail when afraid — — He evidently withdraws which hinder quarters as well as tail — fear does not lead to action of any kind—

[85v]

As I never saw or heard of Dog catching others by tail (& foxes are not thus caught??) I begin to think tucking tail in between legs only an opposition or antagonistic sign —

I first thought it directly acquired.—

(over)

[Expression, p. 67.]


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