Horsewatching by Desmond Morris

Horsewatching by Desmond Morris

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How intelligent are horses? In addition to examining details of behavior, Dr Morris considers such questions as why horseshoes bring good luck, why we don’t eat horses, why jockeys are allowed to whip their mounts and why we call a bad dream a nightmare.

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Horsewatching by Desmond Morris

How intelligent are horses? In addition to examining details of behavior, Dr Morris considers such questions as why horseshoes bring good luck, why we dont eat horses, why jockeys are allowed to whip their mounts and why we call a bad dream a nightmare.
Desmond Morris was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years. In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever. An accomplished artist, tv presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.
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ISBN 13 9780224101363
ISBN 10 0224101366
Title Horsewatching
Author Desmond Morris
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2015-02-09
Number of pages 128
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