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Desmond Morris

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Desmond John Morris (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. [1]

51 relations: BBC Two, Big cat, British Army, Chimpanzee, Chiseldon, Dauntsey's School, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Doctor of Philosophy, Ethology, Fine art, Horace Romano Harré, Institute of Contemporary Arts, ITV Granada, James Murray (lexicographer), Joan Miró, Malta, McGraw-Hill Education, National Life Stories, National service, Natural history, Nikolaas Tinbergen, North Oxford, North Parade, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford United F.C., Purton, Reaktion Books, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Social Issues Research Centre, Sociobiology, Stickleback, Surrealism, Swindon, Swindon Arts Centre, Thames Television, The Bodley Head, The Guardian, The Human Animal (TV series), The Human Zoo (book), The Naked Ape, The Naked Woman, Tie signs, United Kingdom, University of Birmingham, University of Oxford, Victorian era, Wiltshire, Wolfson College, Oxford, Zoological Society of London, ..., Zoology. Expand index (1 more) »

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.

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Big cat

The informal term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera, namely tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard and snow leopard.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Chimpanzee

The taxonomical genus Pan (often referred to as chimpanzees or chimps) consists of two extant species: the common chimpanzee and the bonobo.

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Chiseldon

Chiseldon is a village and civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

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Dauntsey's School

Dauntsey's School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, England.

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Department of Zoology, University of Oxford

The Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford, England, is a large university zoology department.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Ethology

Ethology is the scientific and objective study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait.

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Fine art

In European academic traditions, fine art is art developed primarily for aesthetics or beauty, distinguishing it from applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork.

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Horace Romano Harré

Horace Romano Harré (born 1927), known widely as Rom Harré, is a distinguished British philosopher and psychologist.

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Institute of Contemporary Arts

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square.

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ITV Granada

ITV Granada (formerly Granada Television; informally Granada) is the Channel 3 regional service for North West England and the Isle of Man.

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James Murray (lexicographer)

Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (7 February 1837 – 26 July 1915) was a Scottish lexicographer and philologist.

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Joan Miró

Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona.

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Malta

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education (MHE) is a learning science company and one of the "big three" educational publishers that provides customized educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education.

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National Life Stories

National Life Stories is an independent charitable trust and limited company (registered as the ‘National Life Story Collection’) based within the British Library Oral History section, whose key focus and expertise is oral history fieldwork.

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National service

National service is a system of either compulsory or voluntary government service, usually military service.

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Natural history

Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms including animals, fungi and plants in their environment; leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.

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Nikolaas Tinbergen

Nikolaas "Niko" Tinbergen (15 April 1907 – 21 December 1988) was a Dutch biologist and ornithologist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Karl von Frisch and Konrad Lorenz for their discoveries concerning organization and elicitation of individual and social behavior patterns in animals.

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North Oxford

North Oxford is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England.

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North Parade

North Parade, or more formally North Parade Avenue, is a short shopping street in north Oxford, England.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the main historical dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press.

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Oxford United F.C.

Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

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Purton

Purton is a large village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about northwest of the centre of Swindon.

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Reaktion Books

Reaktion Books is an independent book publisher based in Islington, London, England.

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Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,500-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London.

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic each, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825, missing 1939–42 because of the Second World War.

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Social Issues Research Centre

The Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) is a non-profit think tank working on social and lifestyle issues.

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Sociobiology

Sociobiology is a field of biology that aims to examine and explain social behavior in terms of evolution.

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Stickleback

The Gasterosteidae are a family of fish including the sticklebacks.

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Surrealism

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings.

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Swindon

Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, South West England, between Bristol, to the west, and Reading, the same distance east.

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Swindon Arts Centre

Swindon Arts Centre is a 212-seat entertainment venue located in the Old Town area of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

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Thames Television

Thames Television was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding area on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992.

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The Bodley Head

The Bodley Head is an English publishing house, founded in 1887 and existing as an independent entity until the 1970s.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Human Animal (TV series)

The Human Animal: A Personal View of the Human Species is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by Desmond Morris, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 27 July 1994.

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The Human Zoo (book)

The Human Zoo is a book written by the British zoologist Desmond Morris, published in 1969.

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The Naked Ape

The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal (Hardback:; Reprint) is a 1967 book by zoologist and ethologist Desmond Morris that looks at humans as a species and compares them to other animals.

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The Naked Woman

The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body (2004) is a book by zoologist Desmond Morris.

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Tie signs

Tie signs are signs, symbols, and objects that publicly signal more than a passing relationship between two people.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of.

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Wolfson College, Oxford

Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England.

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Zoological Society of London

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.

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Zoology

Zoology or animal biology is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Morris

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