Emotion in animals specialised form of Occam's razor used in ethology, in which he stated: Charles Darwin initially planned to include a chapter on emotion in "The Descent of Man" but as his ideas progressed they expanded into a book, "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals". Darwin proposed that emotions are adaptive and serve a communicative and motivational function, and he stated three principles that are useful in understanding emotional expression: First, "The Principle of Serviceable Habits" takes a Lamarckian stance by suggesting that emotional expressions that are useful will be passed on to the offspring. Second, "The Principle of
The Man Who Traveled in Elephants where he meets with his dead wife and dog, and with the imaginary animals he and his wife invented as traveling companions, as well as a host of other friends. The tone is realistic, as are the descriptions of the narrator's life before he boards the Bus to the Fair. After consideration, it could be considered magic realism. The Man Who Traveled in Elephants "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" is a short story written in 1948 by Robert A. Heinlein. It was first published as "The Elephant Circuit" in the October 1957 issue of "Saturn Magazine". It later appeared