RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1871.02.25. Made the African elephant trumpet violently. CUL-DAR195.4.28. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2022. 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-DAR195 contains materials for Darwin's book Expression of the emotions (1872) organised roughly as: DAR195.1 blushing. DAR195.2 astonishment, fear. DAR195.3 indignation, rage, screaming, etc. DAR195.4 laughter, frowning, introduction.
"Sutton, Seth, 1828-1902. Keeper at zoological gardens. 1867 Corresponded with CD about expression in apes. 1870 Jan. 5 CD to Abraham Dee Bartlett, S was a keeper at the Zoological Society of London's Gardens, Regent's Park, who made many observations on monkeys for Expression. CCD18." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021)
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Feb 25 1871 – Made the African elephant trumpet violently did not contract orbiculars in the least –
So on former occasion a year or two ago
[Expression, p. 168: "On a subsequent occasion the keeper made the old elephant trumpet much more loudly, and invariably both the upper and lower orbicular muscles were strongly contracted, and now in an equal degree."]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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