If you visit the Darwin Archive at Cambridge University Library (DAR 191) today, you will find notes on orangutans recorded by Charles Darwin that are labelled as “man” and not “orangutans”. These were notes compiled during careful observations of the species in the months of 1838, within the tamed confines of the Zoological Gardens of England. One of them, dressed in human clothes and drinking tea between her fits of passion, was Jenny. Darwin;s observations of the animal went on to shape the concept of evolution as we know it, and opened doors to the possibilities of new lineages of mankind. But it took the famed evolutionist over two decades to reveal these findings to the world. Why?
Listen beautiful relax classics on our Youtube channel.
Photo: jplenio / 977 images
Source: amusingplanet.com