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The Human Zoo

The Human Zoo

by Desmond Morris

Human behaviorScienceComparative PsychologyNonfictionBehavior
3.5
Open Library
Open Library

About this book

Morris looks closely at the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.

Themes & subjects

Human behaviorScienceComparative PsychologyNonfictionBehaviorAnimal ecology

About the author

Desmond Morris
Desmond Morris

24 January 1928 – 2026

Desmond John Morris 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.

Author

Desmond Morris

Pages

258

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

57

Languages

English, Spanish, French

Publisher

Corgi

ISBN

9781517419752

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