The modern human animal no longer lives under normal conditions. Imprisoned not by some hunter for zoological gardens, but by his own cerebral intellectual ability, he has been confined to a vast unbearable menagerie, where he is in constant danger of collapsing due to overexertion. However, despite the pressing constraints, [...] the world of the zoo, as a gigantic father, protects its inmates: it provides them with food, [...] healthy living conditions, and medical care.
In "The Naked Ape," Desmond Morris places man in his true position among the 192 other species of monkeys and anthropoid apes. In "The Human Zoo," Morris situates man in the urban environment, a familiar and exotic setting that is hospitable yet simultaneously dangerous, and he scientifically documents his reactions under conditions of pressure and stress.
How much freer is the man of the protected urban environment compared to the animals of the enclosed zoo? "Imposing and fascinating. Morris focuses on the constraints that arise between the biological and cultural essence, as they are expressed in power, sex, social position, and war games."
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