Desmond Morris Quotes

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 become the greatest survival trick of our species.

survival question stop answer

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

female speaking

We are, to put it mildly, in a mess, and there is a strong chance that we shall have exterminated ourselves by the end of the century. Our only consolation will have to be that, as a species, we have had an exciting term of office.

chance strong end mess exciting consolation

There are 193 species of monkeys and apes, 192 of them are covered with hair. The exception is a naked ape self-named Homo sapiens.

naked hair monkeys

No matter how old we become, we can still call them Holy Mother and Father and put a child-like trust in them

trust mother matter call father holy

It has been shown off, concealed, styled, cut, trimmed, extended, straightened, waved, put up, let down, colored and decorated in a thousand ways.