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There are one hundred and ninety-three living species of monkeys and apes. One hundred… — Desmond Morris

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There are one hundred and ninety-three living species of monkeys and apes. One hundred and ninety-two of them are covered with hair. The exception is a naked ape self-named Homo sapiens.

Desmond Morris
1967
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PrimatesMan and animals
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Scientific literature
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1967
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Desmond Morris
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Morris, Desmond. The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal. Jonathan Cape, 1967, introduction.

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