RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1867.12.27. Baboon Chacma. CUL-DAR83.19. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN1
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"Trimen, Roland, 1840-1916. Entomologist. Civil servant in South Africa since 1860. Poulton, Darwin and the Origin, 1909, pp. 213-46. 1859 T's reminiscences of CD, "I...saw Darwin in the Bird Galleries...A clerical friend with me, also a naturalist... echoed White's warning by indicating Darwin as 'the most dangerous man in England'". 1863 "On the fertilisation of Disa grandiflora", Jrnl. Proc. of Lin. Soc. of London (Bot.), 7: p. 144, written by CD from T's notes. CCD11. 1863-71 letters from CD to T, on orchids and on evolutionary problems in the Lepidoptera. 1867 Dec. 28-29 T stayed at Down House. 1868 Mar. T lunched with CD at 4 Chester Terrace, London, home of Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood [II]. 1872-93 Curator South African Museum Cape Town. 1883 FRS. 1910 Darwin Medal, Royal Society." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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Dec. 27/67/ Mr Trimen says certainly male cape Baboon chacma has much larger canines & mane.
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