[Shepherd dog]

[Shepherd dog]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
Bethesda, MD : U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Health & Human Services, 2009
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Dogs
Attention -- physiology
Emotions -- physiology
Human-Animal Bond
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Pictorial Work
Abstract:
Image of facing pages (p. 54-55) from The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin. London : John Murray, 1872. Page 54 has illustration: Fig. 7. Half bred shepherd dog in the same state as in Fig. 5. Page 55 has illustration: Fig. 8. The same caressing his master. By Mr. A. May. Darwin's theory called not only for physical evolution, but also psychological evolution. Emotional expression, he argued, is not solely a human trait; it could be found in apes, monkeys, and many other animals.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Exhibition:
Exhibited: "Rewriting the book of nature"
Related Title(s):
Rewriting the book of nature, Hidden treasure, and Is part of: Expression of the emotions in man and animals; (DNLM)1267767
Extent:
1 online resource (1 image)
NLM Unique ID:
101599324 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A032896
OCLC no.:
828715726
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101599324