![]() ![]() He compares life in a city with life in a zoo: both provide the inhabitants with all the necessities of life, but with withdrawal from a natural environment. In the sequel The Human Zoo, Morris examines urban societies. Ever since the publication of the book, Morris has received strong criticism from feminists and (especially female) scientists. In his theory, only the hunting men are the driving force behind the evolution of human intelligence. This evolution toward a 'naked monkey' helped couples live monogamously, so that male specimens could hunt with confidence, while the females waited faithfully for them at home. He does not only have the biggest brain and the largest penis, but is also the only monkey species whose body isn't covered with hair. Man does have some specific peculiarities. According to Morris, human behaviour and its evolution can best be understood as animal behaviour. ![]() ![]() In October 1967, British zoologist and behavioural scientist Desmond Morris (1928) published his infamous book The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal, a study of human behaviour, in which he approached man as one of the 193 monkey species. ![]()
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