To H. M. Westropp 22 April [1871]1
Down | Beckenham | Kent
Ap 22.
Dear Sir
I am much obliged by your kind note.2 The case of the bear is very curious and is analogous to that of the elephant blowing with its trunk beyond an object to bring it within its reach, as I have seen in the Zoological Gardens.— When ever I bring out a corrected edition, I will correct the case of priority—3
With best thanks | yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from H. M. Westropp, 20 April [1871].
See letter from H. M. Westropp, 20 April [1871] and n. 4.
Summary
Case of the reasoning bear is analogous to the elephant blowing with trunk to bring object within reach.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7706
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Hodder Michael Westropp
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 148: 350
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7706,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
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