Monkey (Animal) by Desmond Morris
By Desmond Morris
Baboons have been respected within the Egypt of the Pharaohs; monkey deities
feature prominently within the old religions of China and Japan; and in India a few nonetheless find the money for sacred prestige to the langur monkey. considering Darwin our courting with the monkey has replaced, and in a few experience turn into uneasier; our id with their ‘primitive’ and infrequently harmful behaviours amplified by means of our wisdom of our personal origins.
In Monkey Desmond Morris unpicks human attitudes to our mischievous cousins, and units out to attract a real photograph of those interesting creatures and their carrying on with attractiveness in culture.
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