Desmond Morris | |
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.jpg) Morris in 1969 | |
| Born | Desmond John Morris 24 January 1928 Purton, Wiltshire, England |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Zoologist and ethologist |
| Known for | The Naked Ape (1967) |
| Spouse |
Ramona Baulch
(m. 1952; died 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Thesis | The reproductive behaviour of the ten-spined stickleback (1954) |
| Doctoral advisor | Niko Tinbergen |
Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.