To Edith Evans 28 January 1882
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Jan. 28th. 1882.
Dear Madam,
You may lay aside the notion as preposterous, of a hybrid having been raised between a cat and rabbit. The tortoise-like colouring of the one individual almost shows that the animal was a cat & of the tailless breed. It has been stated (whether accurately I know not) that the hind legs in this breed are of unusual length.1
I beg leave to remain, | Madam | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin.
Footnotes
Summary
Dismisses report of cat–rabbit hybrid.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13648
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Edith Hunter/Edith Evans
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 144: 12a
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13648,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13648.xml