The Naked Ape
First edition cover (Jonathan Cape, 1967) | |
| Author | Desmond Morris |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Anthropology |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
Publication date | 1967 |
| ISBN | 9780070431744 |
The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal is a 1967 book by English zoologist and ethologist Desmond Morris that looks at humans as a species and compares them to other animals. The Human Zoo, a follow-up book by Morris that examined the behaviour of people in cities, was published in 1969.