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“So in regard to mental qualities, their transmission is manifest in our dogs, horses and other domestic animals. Besides special tastes and habits, general intelligence, courage, bad and good tempers. etc., are certainly transmitted.”

Quote by Charles Darwin

Book:The Descent of Man: Human Sexuality
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The Descent of Man: Human Sexuality

Charles Darwin's seminal work examining the evolutionary aspects of human behavior and sexual practices. more

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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, is renowned as the founder of evolutionary biology. Born on February 12, 1809, in England, he passed away on April 19, 1882. Darwin is best known for his research on the theory of evolution, which proposed that species evolve through natural selection and survival of the fittest. more

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