The Naked Ape

"A startling view of man stripped of the facade we try so hard to hide behind." In view of mans awesome creativity and resourcefulness we may be inclined to regard him as descended from the angels yet in his brilliant study Desmond Morris reminds us that man is relative to the apes--is in fact the greatest primate of all. With knowledge gleaned from primate ethnology zoologist Morris examines sex child-rearing exploratory habits fighting feeding and much more to establish our surprising bonds to the animal kingdom and add substance to the discussion that has provoked controversy and debate the world over. Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . Morris has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words " said Harpers. "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific startling but logical."