![]() ![]() His study of the meaning of gestures, Bodytalk: A World Guide to Gestures is published by Jonathan Cape. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the. He is also an accomplished artist and his books include The Biology of Art, The Art of Ancient Cyprus and The Secret Surrealist, as well as his familiar series of Manwatching, Bodywatching, Animalwatching and Babywatching. ![]() Desmond Morris has made many television programmes and films on human and animal behaviour, his friendly and accessible approach making him popular with both adults and children, and he is now one of the best-known presenters of natural history programmes. He was already the author of some fifty scientific papers and seven books before completing The Naked Ape in 1967, which was to sell over 10 million copies throughout the world and be translated into almost every known language. He became Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years. After gaining a degree in zoology from Birmingham University, he obtained his D. Desmond Morris was born in Wiltshire in 1928. ![]()
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