RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].03.26. Sir Andrew Smith says sometimes a pair of Lions may be seen together. CUL-DAR85.B95. 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 1: 268.
[B95]
March 26th Sir Andrew Smith says sometimes a pair of Lions may be seen together, but generally male with more than one female, & he has seen one with 5 females - Males fight terribly - no young males dare go near old male.
(Polygamy)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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