People who keep dogs live longer on average than those who do not. This is not some kind of pro-canine campaigning fantasy. It is a simple medical fa…

- Desmond Morris

We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to another question. This has be…

- Desmond Morris

Under crowded conditions the friendly social interactions between members of a group become reduced, and the destructive and aggressive patterns show…

- Desmond Morris

Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female.

- Desmond Morris

...In little more than a single century from 1820 to 19450, no less than fifty-nine million human animals were killed in inter-group clashes of one s…

- Desmond Morris

The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts reduced to cringing cowards…

- Desmond Morris

Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death.

- Desmond Morris

The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.

- Desmond Morris

This unusual and highly successful species spends a great deal of time examining his higher motives and an equal amount of time ignoring his fundamen…

- Desmond Morris