RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1871.04.08. [Note on maternal love.] CUL-DAR88.7. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. 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-DAR 87-90 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man 2d ed. (1874-1877).
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Etty says that I had better expand that under present state of knowledge we cannot say how maternal love arose - It appears or something which replaces as we see in the case with which spiders take care of their bag of eggs - & Earwigs attend carefully to their young - Even star-fishes (Frank) take care of young. This can hardly be affection.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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