RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1867.02.15. Casuarius galeatus male alone incubates & takes care of young. CUL-DAR84.2.178. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. 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: 204.


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Casuarius galeatus male alone incubates & takes care of young but ♀ in development, & bright colours of naked skins & appendages all about neck, decidedly most developed so that anyone wd think she was male: Can their difference relate to safety in incubation?

Feb 15 – 1867


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