We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Sexual behavior in our species goes through three characteristic phases: pair formation, precopulatory activity, and copulation, usually but not always in that… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
There is nothing biologically unusual about a homosexual act of pseudocopulation. Many species indulge in this, under a variety of circumstances. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
We are to put it mildly, in a mess, and there is a strong chance that we shall have exterminated ourselves by… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Looking back now on the whole sexual scene we can see that our species has remained much more loyal to its basic… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
It must be stressed that there is nothing insulting about looking at people as animals. We are animals, after all. Homo sapiens… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
I think like the species I am studying, whatever it is. If I am watching a lizard, I become the lizard. Gazing… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
This unusual and highly successful species spends a great deal of time examining his higher motives and an equal amount of time… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
There are one hundred and ninety-three living species of monkeys and apes. One hundred and ninety-two of them are covered with hair.… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
People who keep dogs live longer on average than those who do not. This is not some kind of pro-canine campaigning fantasy. It is… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts reduced to… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
The response of teenagers to their idols is relevant. As an audience, they enjoy themselves, not by screaming with laughter, but screaming with screams. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
“A belief in the validity of the acquisition of knowledge and a scientific understanding of the world we live in, the creation and appreciation… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
A true bond of friendship is usually only possible between people of roughly equal status. This equality is demonstrated in many indirect ways, but… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
“My writing, on the other hand, is always done with my readers in mind. I never write for my own amusement. I always try… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Life is like a very short visit to a toyshop between birth and death. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
