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Desmond Morris


Born
in Purton, North Wiltshire, England, The United Kingdom
January 24, 1928

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Genre
Nonfiction, Science, Sociology

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Desmond John Morris (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 20,459 ratings · 1,466 reviews · 200 distinct works • Similar authors
The Naked Ape
3.94 avg rating — 10,452 ratings — published 1967 — 122 editions
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The Human Zoo: A Zoologist'...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,717 ratings — published 1969 — 63 editions
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Peoplewatching: The Desmond...
4.06 avg rating — 1,358 ratings — published 1977 — 24 editions
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Catwatching: The Essential ...
3.88 avg rating — 1,095 ratings — published 1986 — 46 editions
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The Naked Woman: A Study of...
3.83 avg rating — 785 ratings — published 2004 — 25 editions
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Intimate Behavior: A Zoolog...
3.79 avg rating — 453 ratings — published 1971 — 18 editions
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Dogwatching
3.81 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 1986 — 26 editions
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The Naked Man: A Study of t...
3.77 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions
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Owl
3.90 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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The Human Animal: A Persona...
3.90 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1994 — 15 editions
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“We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to another question. This has become the greatest survival trick of our species.”
― Desmond Morris
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“I viewed my fellow man not as a fallen angel, but as a risen ape.”
― Desmond Morris, The Naked Ape
tags: angel, ape, fallen, fellow, fellow-man
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“Biologically speaking, if something bites you, it is more likely to be female.”
― Desmond Morris
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