Desmond Morris is one of my scientific heroes and I have a huge brain crush on him. I think he's brilliant, a master of his field. My background is in wildlife biology and I've long been fascinated with human behavior from a more detached perspective than psychology or sociology. He was the first person I encountered that had the same fascination with humans from a zoological perspective. Anyone who feels superior to animals or chooses to deny the fact that we are animals should be made to read this book.



My only quibble with the book is that it is somewhat dated, though truly it doesn't much affect most of the information given. However, his view of homosexuality is obviously a product of the times (1960's) and was the only point in the entire book with which I did not agree. There have been a wealth of studies into the phenomenon of homosexuality throughout the animal kingdom since this book was published, so I personally would love to see a more modern revision with information gleaned since the 60's.



Other than that, this book was extremely fascinating and informative. I can't begin to cover all of the information, but if you think you might be interested, definitely get this book! Desmond Morris' works in general are very interesting, accessible to non-scientists, easy to read, and quite full of information.