An English zoologist, he wrote an immensely popular 1967 book arguing that ancient genes, shared with apes, shape our lives. Objections in the scientific world ensued.
Desmond Morris, 98, Dies; Explored Humans’ Animal Instincts in ‘The Naked Ape’
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