This copiously illustrated work by the ever-provocative Morris is a pioneering and lively exploration of the importance of body language in how people understand art. von Morris, Desmond

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 was to sell over 10 million...

How intelligent are horses? In addition to examining details of behavior, Dr Morris considers such questions as why horseshoes bring good luck, why we don't eat horses, why jockeys are allowed to whip their mounts and why we call a bad...

Der nackte Affe von Morris, Desmond

A natural and cultural history of the 'perfect predator' - the leopard - and its depiction in literature, art, film, advertising and popular culture. von Morris, Desmond

What if animals were the only survivors? This new photographic series by Henk van Rensbergen is uncanny and spellbinding as it pictures a post-apocalyptic world. The captivating beauty of the desolation conveyed by his Abandoned Places...

The lives, loves and works of key British Surrealists revealed by one of the last surviving members of this movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morris. Fêted for their idiosyncratic and imaginative works, the surrealists...

An updated edition of the controversial 1969 bestseller that studies the startling parallels between "civilized" humans and captive animals. von Morris, Desmond

Im Buch "Intimate Behavior: A Zoologist's Classic Study of Human Intimacy" untersucht der Zoologe Desmond Morris das menschliche Verhalten in Bezug auf Intimität. Morris analysiert verschiedene Aspekte von körperlicher und emotionaler...

The human female form is the brilliant end-point of millions of years of evolution, loaded with amazing adjustments and subtle refinements. von Morris, Desmond

In "Catwatching" untersucht der Zoologe und Autor Desmond Morris das Verhalten von Katzen. Er erklärt ihre Körpersprache, Gewohnheiten, Instinkte und Reaktionen auf Menschen. Das Buch gibt Einblicke in die Welt der Katzen und hilft...

In "The Human Animal: A Personal View of the Human Species", der Anthropologe Desmond Morris untersucht das Verhalten, die Gewohnheiten und die Natur des Menschen aus einer zoologischen Perspektive. Er analysiert eine Vielzahl von...