From Mr Turner   2 October 1875

Summary

When the tails of horned cattle are rubbed ‘just below the root,’ they invariably twist their bodies, stretch their necks, and begin to lick their lips.

Letter details

Record number

DCP-LETT-10179F

From

Mr Turner

To

Charles Robert Darwin

Date

2 Oct 1875

Source of text

Expression 2d ed., p. 47, n. 19

Contributor

Darwin Correspondence Project[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23.