Desmond Morris: The Sexy Ape Legacy

0:00On April 20, Zoologist and author Desmond Morris passed away at 98 years old. He's most famous for his 1967 blockbuster, The Naked Ape, which sold 20 million copies by treating humans like just another animal. Species still wired with ape instincts despite all our tech and progress. Morris kicked off studying animals after a tough childhood, diving into ethylogia university to watch behaviors of close, no-lab experiments. He hosted TV shows rivaling David Adamborough, ran mammals at London Zoo, and even got chimps painting stuff that wowed Picasso. The book blew up during the sexual revolution right alongside hits like the joy of sex, but it sparked backlash. Feminist hated his take on men as wrist-taking hunters and women as homebodies. Others slammed him for downplaying religion and culture in favor of. Raw Evolution. He kept going with follow-ups like the Human Zoo, Body Language Studies, and a 90s TV series, The Human Animal, defending his views to the in-proud to call human sexy apes, not degraded by it.

1:05Morris leaves a wild legacy blending art, science, and TV, reminding us we're part of Nature's Big Show, Curiosity Driving It All.