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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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Niko Tinbergen ...more


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 · 23,270 ratings · 1,752 reviews · 236 distinct works • Similar authors
The Naked Ape
3.93 avg rating — 12,030 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions
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The Human Zoo: A Zoologist'...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,033 ratings — published 1969
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Peoplewatching: The Desmond...
4.06 avg rating — 1,438 ratings — published 1977 — 38 editions
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Catwatching: The Essential ...
3.89 avg rating — 1,196 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions
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The Naked Woman: A Study of...
3.83 avg rating — 851 ratings — published 2004 — 32 editions
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Intimate Behaviour: A Zoolo...
3.77 avg rating — 508 ratings — published 1971 — 55 editions
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Dogwatching
3.82 avg rating — 394 ratings — published 1986 — 44 editions
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The Lives of the Surrealists
4.21 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions
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3.87 avg rating — 318 ratings — 18 editions
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The Human Animal: A Persona...
3.89 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 1994 — 17 editions
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Series by Desmond Morris

The Naked Woman: A Study of... The Naked Ape
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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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