This stunningly illustrated book provides new understanding of human behavior based on our almost identical genetic heritage. However much we may think we have evolved from our animal ancestors, Desmond Morris shows that our instinct and behavior are still rooted in our animal past. 140 full-color and 10 black-and-white photographs.
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This stunningly illustrated book provides new understanding of human behavior based on our almost identical genetic heritage. However much we may think we have evolved from our animal ancestors, Desmond Morris shows that our instinct and behavior are still rooted in our animal past. 140 full-color and 10 black-and-white photographs.
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Desmond Morris was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years.
In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever.
An accomplished artist, TV presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.
In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever.
An accomplished artist, TV presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.
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There is no angels, but simple animals on Earth,
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This review is from: The Human Animal: A Personal View of the Human Species (Hardcover)
Desmond Morris' contribution to understand some of the consequences of trying to deny our animal heritage and the duty of facing our actual identity.
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