"The controversial book ""The Naked Ape"" appeared in 1967. Who was the author ?"
The Naked Ape 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. "The Human Zoo", a follow-up book by Morris that examined the behaviour of people in cities, was published in 1969. "The Naked Ape", which was serialised in the "Daily Mirror" newspaper and has been translated into 23 languages, depicts human behaviour as largely evolved to meet the challenges of prehistoric life as a hunter . The book was so named
The Naked Ape being loosely based on his book, Morris was not involved in either movie in any way. Critical response In February 1976, the book was removed from high school library shelves by the board of education of the Island Trees Union Free School District in New York. This case became the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case in 1982. The naked ape is mentioned in the Italian entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest "Occidentali's Karma" by Francesco Gabbani, in which most of the lyrics contain philosophical references. The lyricist had read "The Naked Ape" himself. Morris, "fascinated by the