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The Naked Ape

1967 book by zoologist Desmond Morris
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Summary

The Naked Ape is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,293 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Desmond Morris[3]
  • Instance of: academic work[4], scientific work[5]
  • Genre: popular science[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Publication date: 1967[8]
  • Has edition or translation: The naked ape: A zoologist's study of the human animal[9], The Naked Ape: The controversial classic of man's origins[10]
  • Main subject: ethology[11]
  • Title: The Naked Ape[12]

Why It Matters

The Naked Ape has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Desmond Morris ethology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-naked-ape_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Naked Ape}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-naked-ape}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 1d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
    Bookbrainz work id → 7a1d368b-0033-4eb2-9c49-ef98cfffcf85
    Wikipedia languages → ['bar', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hy', 'it', 'ja', 'pt',
    Genre → popular science
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 19d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Publication date → +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → —
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Title: The Naked Ape"
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