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Desmond Morris

British zoologist and ethologist

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born
1928
died
2026
age at death
98
known for
ethnologist, ethologist, primatologist

1928 – 2026

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Desmond John Morris was an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He was known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.

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