The Biology of Art (1963) – a look at the paintings of primates and their relation to human art The Big Cats (1965) – part of The Bodley Head Natural Science Picture Books, looking at the habits of the five Big Cats.[8] The Mammals: A Guide to the Living Species (1965) – a comprehensive listing of all mammal genera, all non-rodent non-bat species, and additional information on select species. The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal (1967) – a look at the humanity's animalistic qualities and its similarity with other apes. In 2011, Time magazine placed it on its list of the 100 best or most influential non-fiction books written in English since 1923.[9] The Human Zoo (1969) – a continuation of the previous book, analysing human behaviour in big modern societies and their resemblance to animal behaviour in captivity. Intimate Behaviour (1971) – A study of the human side of intimate behaviour, examining how natural selection shaped human physical contact. Manwatching: A Field Guide to Human Behaviour (1978) Gestures: Their Origin and Distribution (1979) Animal Days (1979) – Autobiographical The Soccer Tribe (1981) Pocket Guide to Manwatching (1982) Inrock (1983) Bodywatching – A Field Guide to the Human Species (1985) – Hundreds of photos analyzing the human body. Catwatching: & Cat Lore (1986) – a study of cats. Dogwatching (1986) – a study of "man's best friend". Horsewatching (1989) – subtitled "Why does a horse whinny and everything else you ever wanted to know" Animalwatching (1990) Babywatching (1991) Bodytalk (1994) The Human Animal (1994) – book and BBC documentary TV series The Human Sexes (1997) – Discovery/BBC documentary TV series Cat World: A Feline Encyclopedia (1997) The Naked Eye (2001) Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of over 1,000 Dog Breeds (2001) Peoplewatching: The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language (2002) The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body (2004) Linguaggio muto (Dumb language) (2004) The Nature of Happiness (2004) Watching (2006) The Naked Man: A Study of the Male Body (2008) Baby: A Portrait of the First Two Years of Life (2008) Planet Ape (2009) Owl (2009) – Part of the Reaktion Books Animal series Monkey (2013) – Part of the Reaktion Books Animal series Leopard (2014) – Part of the Reaktion Books Animal series Bison (2015) – Part of the Reaktion Books Animal series
