RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1868].03.28. Giraffe uses its short perpendicular horns or projections in a very curious manner. CUL-DAR83.6. 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
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 volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 250.
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Z. G. Mar 28. Giraffe uses its short perpendicular horns or projections in a very curious manner by swinging his head to either side laterally or almost upside down & can thus strike a fearful blow, so that I saw a hard plank thus deeply indented.
How in females?
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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