Identifier: expressionofemo00darw (find matches)
Title: The expression of the emotions in man and animals
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Subjects: Emotions Psychology, Comparative Instinct
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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Chap. IL THE PRINCIPLE OF ANTITHESIS. 55
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Fig. 8. The same caressing his master. By Mr. A. May. 56 THE PRINCIPLE OF ANTITHESIS. Chap. II. We will now turn to the cat. When this animal isthreatened by a dog, it arches its back in a surprisingmanner, erects its hair, opens its mouth and spits.But we are not here concerned with this well-knownattitude, expressive of terror combined with anger;we are concerned only with that of rage or anger.This is not often seen, but may be observed when twocats are fighting together; and I have seen it wellexhibited by a savage cat whilst plagued by a boy.The attitude is almost exactly the same as that ofa tiger disturbed and growling over its food, whichevery one must have beheld in menageries. Theanimal assumes a crouching position, with the bodyextended; and the whole tail, or the tip alone, islashed or curled from side to side. The hair is notin the least erect. Thus far, the attitude and move-ments are nearly the same as when the animal isprepared to spring on its prey, and when, no doubt

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