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• Sexual behavior in our species goes through three characteristic phases: pair formation, precopulatory activity, and copulation, usually but not always in that order. The pair-formation stage, usually referred to as courtship, is remarkably prolonged by animal standards.

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  Animal, Order, Three

  Desmond Morris (1986). “The illustrated naked ape: a zoologist's study of the human animal”, Crown Pub

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• Looking back now on the whole sexual scene we can see that our species has remained much more loyal to its basic biological urges than we might at first imagine. Its primate sexual system with carnivore modifications has survived all the fantastic technological advances remarkably well.

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  Sex, Loyal, Might

  Desmond Morris (1986). “The illustrated naked ape: a zoologist's study of the human animal”, Crown Pub

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• It is interesting that amongst children of preschool age, the more intelligent ones tend to sleep less than the dull ones. After the age of seven this relationship is reversed, the more intelligent schoolchildren sleeping more than the dull ones.

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  Children, Sleep, Intelligent

  Desmond Morris (1986). “The illustrated naked ape: a zoologist's study of the human animal”, Crown Pub

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

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  Faith, Mother, Children

  Desmond Morris (1977). “Manwatching: A Field Guide to Human Behavior”

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• As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place.

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  Soccer, Football, Race

  Desmond Morris (1981). “The soccer tribe”, Jonathan Cape

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• I think like the species I am studying, whatever it is. If I am watching a lizard, I become the lizard. Gazing ath the water at a pike, I become the pike.

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  Thinking, Water, Lizards

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• The response of teenagers to their idols is relevant. As an audience, they enjoy themselves, not by screaming with laughter, but screaming with screams.

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  Laughter, Teenager, Idols

  Desmond Morris (1967). “The Naked Ape”

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