From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Roland Trimen
Date:
24 May [1871]
Source of text:
Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 69)
Summary:
Cannot explain why moths fly into candle flames and birds against lighthouses. Has felt it was just curiosity which attracted them.
CD does believe dogs have some sense of humour.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project